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Winter duck numbers increasing
2 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 11 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - main lake 7 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh, wader scrape 93 Shoveler - ma
28 December 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 28th December
A dry and bright start to the day with a slight breeze. We have noticed an influx of newly arrived Whooper Swans on the reserve in the past few days, including some of our named swans. T. J. Whooper and Whoopie being the most recent, although they have
28 December 2018
Great White Egret
No reports so far today of the Great White Egret that was seen yesterday out in Plover Field and other areas on site, at one point alongside a Little Egret. Great White Egret with Little Egret (David Gibson) Si
27 December 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Bean goose (Tundra) x 5 White-fronted goose x 5 (Lady Fen) Egyptian goose x 2 Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen White stork (Reedbed hide) Great egre
27 December 2018
Singing stormcocks
A calm morning with a hint of Spring in the air with a few singing Mistle Thrush around the reserve. Also known as a 'stormcock', they are one of the first to start claiming their territory for the breeding season ahead. Despite not even making it to
27 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 27/12/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Stock dove 2 Grey heron 2 Curlew 10 Water rail (Diageo hide) 1 Lapwing 40 Peregrine 1 Snipe 5 Shelduck 11 Teal 15 Black-headed gull 13 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Shelduck 2 Teal 46 Hawthorn Wood Lesser redpoll 4 Brambling
27 December 2018
Latest Sightings - Thursday 27th December
Another cloudy but dry morning on the reserve. The Great Egret is on the merse at the moment, usually to the west of the Saltcot Merse Observatory. A Sparrowhawk has been using the Saltcot Loaning and a Kestrel hovering over the Corner Field. Curlew, Lapw
27 December 2018
Snipe showing well on the marsh
2 Bittern - main lake (SE shore and N shore by Headley Hide) 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 2 Shelduck - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - graz
27 December 2018
Boxing Day birding
The Bewick's Swans were again at 92 birds this morning, including all four families with cygnets. Another adult dropped in shortly after the feed, a male known as Shoon (pictured) who has been visiting for around 8 years. South Lake At least 27 Pochard
26 December 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose White-fronted goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Pochard Goldeneye Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Water rail (calling) Great egret Little egret Curlew Black-tailed godwit Redshank S
26 December 2018
Latest Sightings - Wednesday 26th December
The mist of yesterday has cleared so we can at least see the reserve this morning. It's a dry start to the day, with plenty to see. Barnacle Geese are all around the site, duck numbers are high in the Flood Ground and Folly Pond. Waders have returned to t
26 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/12/18
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Teal 44 Shoveler 3 Lapwing 30 Shelduck 2 Grey heron 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 38 Teal 54 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 6 Siskin 1 Nuthatch 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Goldfinch 6 Robin 3 Chaffinch 8 Coal tit 1 Bullfinch 10 Redpoll
26 December 2018
Boxing day birding
2 Bittern - main lake (SE shore and N shore by Headley Hide) 4 Pintail - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 15 Redwing - entrance area 7 Fieldfare - flew over heading S 1 Chiffchaff - wildsid
26 December 2018
Christmas Eve sightings
Rushy Hide At least 81 Bewick's Swans present at dawn, good numbers of duck also present but the Pochard and Tufted Duck have been rather nervous, many moving to the South Lake and Long Ground Pool. Two Redshank and 10 Snipe present with large congregati
24 December 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose White-fronted goose x 2 Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Goldeneye (Lyle hide) Pochard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Water rail White stork (reedbed hide) Grey heron
24 December 2018