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Raptors
Still excellent at the moment for birds of prey with a juvenile Peregrine showing very well on and off all day, still at least 1 female Merlin, 3+ Marsh Harrier also several Common Buzzard including a pale bird and the usual Kestrel and Sparrowhawk sigh
29 December 2018
Today's Highlights
Water rail Tree sparrow Goldfinch Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Shoveler Shelduck Pochard Wigeon Coot Moorhen Greylag geese Canada geese Barnacle goose Black-tailed godwit Mallard Pintail Tufted duck Cormorant Goldeneye Ruff Lapwing Marsh harrier R
29 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/12/18
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Water rail 1 Teal 53 Grey heron 4 Shelduck 15 Curlew 40 Northern shoveler 3 Greylag 35 Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Curlew 43 Teal 48 Grey heron 2 Redshank 1 Shelduck 2 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spott
29 December 2018
Lots of Shovelers
South Lake An impressive 184 Shoveler here this morning and a good selection of waders with Black Tailed Godwit 52, Ruff 17, Dunlin 45 the single oystercatcher and a handfull of Snipe. Most impressive though was around 700 very noisy and flighty Lapwings
29 December 2018
Reserve Update Saturday 29th December
Wader numbers have been good around the site the previous couple of days with Oystercatcher and Redshank currently on the Folly Pond, no doubt to be joined by some Black-tailed Godwit later on in the day. The Curlew were present feeding in Newfield in g
29 December 2018
A feral nice visitor
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 6 Pintail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 9 Mandarin - main lake 1 Bar-Headed Goose - main lake 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 7 Redwing - entrance lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospita
29 December 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose White fronted goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Pintail Wigeon Coot Moorhen Cormorant White stork Great egret Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank Dunlin Ruff Golden plover
28 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/18
Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Shelduck 5 Grey heron 1 Lapwing 85 Black-headed gull 46 Redshank 20 Water rail (Paddy Fleming Hide) 1 Saline lagoon (AM, mid-high tide): Curlew 33 Teal 41 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spot
28 December 2018
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