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Wildlife sightings - 15/08/16
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 3 Eurasian teal 8 Avocet 5 Common tern 42 Common snipe 2 Lapwing 136 Gadwall 3 Common sandpiper 1 Stock dove 2 Black-tailed godwit 6 Redshank 7 Saline Lagoon Common snipe 1 Lapwing 9 Female sparrowhawk 1 Stock do
15 August 2016
Recent Sightings
Black-Tailed Godwit, Cr. Rob Werran British Steel Hide, Sunday 14/8 Glossy Ibis 1 Black-Tailed Godwit 650 Redshank 187 Greenshank 47 Spotted Redshank 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Lapwing 46 Greylag Goose 47 Knot 9 Curlew 1180 out on mudflats
15 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 15 August 2016
Gadwall broods Chiffchaffs Snipe Common terns Swifts August bird highlights: Garganey, Hobby, Red Kite, Peregrine, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Black Tern, Common Tern, Little Gull, Kingfisher, Whinchat, Crossbill. The breeding seaso
15 August 2016
Wildlife sightings 14/08/2016
A.M. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron: 4 Lapwing: 204 Common sandpiper: 1 Avocet: 3 Common tern: 28 Black-tailed godwit: 6 Redshank: 23 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper: 1 Grey heron: 1 Lesser black-backed gull: 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker
14 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 14th August 2016
2 Crossbill - flew W 1010hrs 1 Whinchat - scrape bank 2 Kingfisher - resr lagoon, wildside 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route 3 Common Tern - main lake 1 Greenshank - flew W a.m. 3 Snipe - scrape, main lake 2 Shelduck - flew W, then downriver a.m. A
14 August 2016
Today's sightings
South Lake 5 Ruff, 105 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Redshank, 12 Teal, 20 Gadwall and 393 Greylag Geese. Little Grebe with small young. Zeiss Hide Juvenile Water Rail, 100 Teal, 4 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit. South Finger Settling pool Shoveler 24 Kingfishe
14 August 2016
Latest Sightings - 13th August
Apologies, a bit late this morning. A bright start to the day, with just a few light showers passing through. There has been a lot of action on the Osprey nest this morning, with one of the adults and both chicks all feeding together. It's possible the fe
13 August 2016
Wildlife Sightings 13/8/16
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 4 Lapwing - 244 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Redshank - 70 Common Snipe - 8 Common Sandpiper - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 40 Teal - 22 Grey Heron - 9 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tid
13 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 13th August 2016
1 Garganey - main lake 40 Teal - main lake, scrape 3 Kingfisher - resr lagoon, wildside, sheltered lagoon 2 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 5 Sedge Warbler - wildside, reedbed 1 Garden Warbler - wildside 2 Cetti's Warbler juvs + adults - shelt
13 August 2016
Today's Sightings
Zeiss Hide Teal 84 Shoveler 32 Avocet 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Dunlin 4 South Lake Teal 42 Shoveler 21 Black Tailed Godwit 100 Redshank 23 Ruff 4 Rushy Green Sandpiper 6 Black Tailed Godwit 17 Kingfisher 1 Holden Tower Kestrel 1 Buzzard 1 Little Egret 1 Robbie
13 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 12th August 2016
1 Garganey - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 47 Teal - main lake, scrape 2 Kingfisher - resr lagoon, reedbed 1 Willow Warbler - wildside 5 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 20 Swift 50 House Martin August bird highlights: Garganey, Hob
13 August 2016
Bird News
No new infuxes of birds over the past couple of days, but nothing much seems to have moved on either, so lots of birds to be found. 2 Green Sandpipers, 6+ Dunlin, and 8+ Ruff (including 3 juveniles) were the most interesting waders today, and Marsh Harr
12 August 2016
Today's sightings Friday 12th August
Cranes - 3 (2 Adults 1 Juv) - Lyle hide Great white Egret Little egret Golden plover Wood Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Dunlin Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Snipe Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Kestrel Hobby Marsh harrier Buzzard
12 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 12/08/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 6 Lapwing 418 Black-tailed godwit 4 Redshank 92 Common snipe 5 Common sandpiper 2 Curlew 22 Oystercatcher 4 Black-headed gull 370 Common tern 30 Grey heron 10 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 120 Avocet 1 Common sand
12 August 2016
Recent Sightings
Low Tide Count Black-Headed Gull 3,005 Oystercatcher 2,366 Curlew 340 Lesser Black-Backed Gull 33 Little Egret 37 Herring Gull 16 Black-Tailed Godwit 3 Cormorant 8 Whimbrel 1 Shelduck 17 Great Black-Backed Gull 6 Great Crested Grebe 9 Ringed Plover 5 &n
12 August 2016