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Overcast early on with light winds and no rain. Just a brief update. Waders include 400+ Lapwing, 10+ Black-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper, 20+ Ruff including one carrying what looks a crossbow bolt right through it's body, presumably shot on the breeding
30 August 2016
Osprey still showing
Common darters in a mating wheel This morning onsite we spotted: Lapwing hide: grey heron, reed warbler, Canada geese, pheasant Ramsar & Sand Martin Hide: cormorant, common sandpiper, kingfisher, gadwall, teal Scr
30 August 2016
Today's Highlights
Crane - 1 between Lyle & Friends hides Wood sandpiper - 1 Lyle hide Green sandpiper - 3 Common sandpiper - 4 Dunlin Ruff - 35 Main observatory Black-tailed godwit - 8 Snipe Willow warbler Garden warbler Whitethroat Reed warbler Sedge warbler Marsh har
30 August 2016
Wildlife sightings Tues 30 August
A.m. Low tide Wader Lake Black tailed godwit 17 Bar tailed godwit 4 Lapwing 61 Redshank 10 Common snipe 5 Shoveler (juveniles) 3 Eurasian teal 11 Grey heron 2 Pied wagtail 1 Gadwall 4 Saline lagoon Grey heron 1 Redshank 2 Other birds Little grebe (juvenil
30 August 2016
Tuesday update, August 30th
Reserve looking pretty much as yesterday, but without the sunshine; dry though. 82 Black-tailed Godwits in a variety of plumages are currently on Folly Pond, along with a single Ruff. Once again the Great White Egret is on the merse from Saltcot Merse O
30 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 30th August 2016
1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Whitethroat - wildside 3 Willow Warbler - wildside 20 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge August bir
30 August 2016
Essential habitat work on Wader Lake Wed 31 August
After an amazing breeding season on Wader Lake it's time to get it in tip top condition for the wading birds which make it their home over autumn and winter. On Wednesday 31 August, our reserve management team will be doing some work to cut back th
29 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 29/08/2016
a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Lapwing 201 Black-tailed godwit 6 Bar-tailed godwit 2 Common snipe 4 Gadwall 4 Eurasean teal 16 Pied wagtail 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Redshank 3 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 5 Greenfinch 2 Robin 3 Coal tit 2 Great tit 7 Blue
29 August 2016
Today's sightings
What's going on? Its a Bank Holiday Monday and its another gloriously sunny day! Along with the weather we've got some great birds to see. The Knott Hide is once again great for warbler activity with Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and Cetti's Wa
29 August 2016
Update, Monday Aug 29th
Superb late summer weather again today. Great White Egret on the merse from Saltcot Merse Observatory, where four Ospreys could also be seen yesterday. Peregrine and Merlin are putting in appearances there too. Folly Pond is the best spot otherwise, with
29 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 29th August 2016
1 Black-tailed Godwit - Main Lake 1 Common Sandpiper - Scrape 1 Wheatear - marsh 1 Whinchat - marsh 1 Hobby - marsh 1 Kingfisher - Sitting on bridge by Wildside Hide 1 Peregrine - Perched on hospital 3 Chiffchaff - Sheltered Lagoon, Wildside Augus
29 August 2016
Today's Highlights
Cranes flew in again this morning-2 adults and a juvenile at Lyle Hide Curlew sandpiper- also at Lyle hide Ringed plover Ruff-20 Green sandpiper Snipe-5 Common sandpiper-2 at Main Observatory Dunlin House martins wheeling round the Centre building Turtle
29 August 2016
Recent sightings
A few new waders have been passing through over the last couple of days, one of the Wood Sandpipers remains albeit distantly from Ron Barker Hide, also at least 40 Ruff, 2 juv Little Ringed Plover, 70-80 Snipe around the reserve, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Gre
28 August 2016
Garden Warbler
Garden Warbler this morning- M.J.McGill Rushy Pen Hide A juvenile Little Grebe continues to fish the top lake, we only seem them rarely at this site. A few Snipe, Gadwall and Shoveler were also on the top pond. The lower pond held a Common Sandpiper,
28 August 2016
Today's Highlights
Cranes-3 ad + 1 juv at Lyle hide Green sandpiper - Main Observatory Common sandpiper Ruff -20 Avocets -5 Snipe Marsh harrier-harrying the crane Hobby Yellow wagtail-60
28 August 2016