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Just as demanding as human children?
The young greater flamingos are growing up fast and are actually starting to resemble what a flamingo looks like now. Although they have their dirty grey plumage, which they will keep for a while, they are definitely more "flamingo shaped". All three chic
30 July 2012
Cuckoo and other birds
This juvenile Cuckoo (with caterpillar) has been hanging around for the past few days, generally seen perched on posts. Waders so far included Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 9 Ruff, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 65 Black-tailed Godwit and 10+ Common Snipe. Two K
30 July 2012
Today's sightings
Folly Pond Shoveler 5 Teal 2 Curlew 60 Oystercatcher 1 Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Tufted Duck 4 Gadwall 2 Teal Pond Little Grebe still with one chick Young Moorhen and Mallard Avenue’s SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 juvenile Chiffchaff Sedge Warbler Wil
30 July 2012
Cuckoo and other birds.
This juvenile Cuckoo (with caterpillar) has been hanging around for the past few days, generally seen perched on posts. Waders so far included Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 9 Ruff, 2 Little Ringed [...]
30 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond Shoveler 5 Teal 2 Curlew 60 Oystercatcher 1 Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Tufted Duck 4 Gadwall 2 Teal Pond Little Grebe still with one chick [...]
30 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 30th July 2012
6 Shoveler - main lake 12 Teal - main lake and scrape 1 Red Kite - flew low over reserve heading NE 1 Kestrel - near Fulham FC 1 Peregrine - perched on front of hospital 1 Little R [...]
30 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstarts at least 4 Whitethroat 2 juveniles Yellow Wagtail 1 Kestrel 1 Peregrine adult and juvenile, the adult has been carrying prey for the juv to practice grabbing Gre [...]
30 July 2012
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill ruff 135 black tailed godwit 1290 curlew 255 oystercatcher 95 redshank dunlin 5 greenshank 24 lapwing 17 little egret peregrine Millennium wetlands/canoe safari kingfisher water rail cetti’s warbler sedge warbler ree
29 July 2012
Today's sightings
Folly Pond Curlew 10 Oystercatcher 1 Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Tufted Duck 4 Teal Pond Little Grebe still with one chick Young Moorhen and Mallard Avenue’s SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 - including 1 juvenile Chiffchaff Sedge Warbler Willow Warbler (1
29 July 2012
Cuckoo
Plenty of activity around the reserve today. A single Knot was seen early on, Ruff numbers up one to 9, a Common Sandpiper was new in. A few Common Snipe dropped in during a rain shower. At least 90 B [...]
29 July 2012
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill ruff 135 black tailed godwit 1290 curlew 255 oystercatcher 95 redshank dunlin 5 greenshank 24 lapwing 17 little egret p [...]
29 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond Curlew 10 Oystercatcher 1 Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Tufted Duck 4 Teal Pond Little Grebe still with one chick Young Moorhen and Mallard Av [...]
29 July 2012
Wildlife sightings for 29th July 2012
7 Shoveler - main lake and reservoir lagoon 6 Teal - scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Oystercatcher - ma [...]
29 July 2012
Today's sightings
South Lake Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-tailed Godwit 186 Redshank 94 Ruff 1 Zeiss Hide Curlew Sandpiper 1 Dunlin 248 Redshank 6 Shoveler 14 Holden Tower The hedges a [...]
29 July 2012
Freckled duck feeding for the first time!
Freckled duck are just awesome! They are the messiest of all the ducklings we keep, prefering to turn their food into a scrummy paste rather than to eat it dry. As such they smear it all over their heads until they resemble a group of little punks! These
28 July 2012