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Reserve Update Tuesday 23rd October
Nice flight over of Pink footed Geese this morning. The Great White Egret is showing well on the merse from the Saltcot Observatory. Numbers of swans and ducks are creeping up on the Whooper Pond and it was lovely to see a pair of Pintail on there fir
23 October 2018
Hen Harrier again
Great visibility if colder than of late, wrap up warm. A brief update. The ringtail Hen Harrier was present again today. Two Peregrine, 4+ Marsh Harrier, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel and at least 6 Buzzard. Ringtail Hen Harrie
22 October 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Teal Wigeon Coot Moorhen Cormorant Great egret Bittern Black-tailed godwit Snipe Ruff Golden plover Lapwing House sparrow Tree sparrow Stonechat Goldfinch Meadow pipit Grey wagtail
22 October 2018
Recent Sightings €- 22nd October 2018
The winter bird assemblage on the Estuary is truly magnificent. Thousands of birds are seen everyday. Whoopers swans have now arrived back from Iceland, so keep an eye out from the Brent hide for these incredible birds with their bright yellow bills. &nbs
22 October 2018
Reserve Sightings - Monday 22nd October
We have a new pair of Whoopers on the reserve complete with 1 cygnet! There was plenty of noise and commotion on the Whooper pond this morning and we were joined by 38 Greylags. 14 Little Egrets were spotted from the Avenue Tower in the direction of the L
22 October 2018
Vanishing Knot
A beautifully sunny morning with a slight arrival of birds, not least a considerable rise in the number of Black-tailed Godwit to 328 on the reserve. A flock of 145 arrived around 8am to join the 171 already on the South Lake this morning, and bought wi
22 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 22nd October 2018
1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main lake 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - main lake (Island 21) 5 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Stonechat - scrape 6 Meadow Pipit - marsh, plus 2 flew over SW 3 Fieldfare - over W 1 Skylark - over SW Oct
22 October 2018
Whooper Swan influx
A trebling of Whooper Swan in the last week with 290 counted this morning. Great to see 16 pairs with juvenile this early including a couple with 5 cygnets. A juvenile Whooper Swan flies in with it's parents. Pink-foo
21 October 2018
Autumn sunshine
A fine autumn day saw lots of sunshine and warm temperatures, Common Darter and Migrant Hawker dragonflies were seen as well as Small Copper Butterflies. South Lake A trio of Red Knot joined the 27 Redshank, 56 Black-tailed Godwit on the wader scrape, a s
21 October 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan Mute swan Canada geese Greylag geese Egyptian goose Great egret Grey heron Lapwing Coot Ruff Black-tailed godwit-100+ Cormorant Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pochard Buzzard Kestrel Marsh harriers Red kite Jay Stonechat Tree sparrow House spar
21 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 21st October 2018
1 Jack Snipe - main lake (Island 21) 8 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 61 Wigeon - main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape 15 Meadow Pipit - flew over S/SW 1 Grey Wagtail - main lake October bird highlights: Shel
21 October 2018
Today's sighting's
Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag Barnacle goose Canada goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard (x2) Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Curlew Black-tailed godwit (x68) Ruff Redshank Snipe Lapwing Golden plover Black-
20 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 20th October 2018
4 Water Rail - main reedbed & filter beds 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 28 Redwing - flew over South West 1 Stonechat - wader scrape 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Buzzard - over reserv
20 October 2018
Early Fog later sunshine?
Heavy fog first thing hope it lifts later Rushy Black Tailed Godwit 3 Redshank 1 Little Grebe Mallard 150 Pintail 2 Teal 110 Martin Smith Snipe 3 Jack Snipe 1 Water Rail 2 Cettis Warbler 1 South Lake Pochard 6 Passing over Redpoll 1 Redwing 1
20 October 2018
Latest Sightings
A noticeable build up in numbers of many of our Winter visitors is taking place at the moment with a fantastic combination of large numbers of birds and nice weather. Whoopers in the mist Wildfowl are, as always, the
19 October 2018