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Grasshopper Warbler
Easterlies and rain are always interesting from a birding point of view, and although it's now getting late for some migrants we are still on the look out for Red-necked Phalarope which will still [...]
7 June 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve From the 5th June sightings on the main lake included 30 Tufted ducks, 3 Greylags, 3 Gadwalls, 1 Teal, 7 Mute Swans, 5 Shelducks. On the Limestone lake 2 Little Grebes were spotted. On the [...]
7 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2012
3prs Pochard nesting - reedbed 3 Redshank - scrape, main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 16 Lapwing - scrape, main lake, marsh (including nesting on scrape and main lake islands) [...]
7 June 2012
Red kite
Red kite flew South past the visitor centre over the Hundred Foot Drain at 1.05pm. [...]
6 June 2012
Swifts
A pleasant day, better than forecasted. Quite a build up of Common Swift feeding over the reserve 100+ birds, a classic sight in summer. Plenty of evidence of breeding with many Shelduck and Mallard c [...]
6 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Mallards with ducklings Teal Pond Little Grebe on nest Flood Ground Wigeon 2 Oystercatcher 2 Heron Mallard with families of ducklings [...]
6 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2012
1 Hobby - main lake 1 Buzzard - over site 1 Oystercatcher - main lake gull ridge 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake long shingle island 11 Common Tern - main lake rafts [...]
6 June 2012
Behind-the-Scenes to Fathers Go Feral!
Behind-the-Scenes Tours – On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June Find out more about how the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust manage a complex mosaic of intertidal and freshwater habitats. Grounds and Reserve Manager, Kerry Mackie, will take you behind the sce
5 June 2012
Out on the reserve today
Temminck's stint - 1 on the main lagoon One of the young water voles was very active and brave this morning, munching reeds in the open right beside the footbridge. Out on the pool next [...]
5 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Gadwall 1 Mallards with ducklings Teal Pond Little Grebe on nest Flood Ground Wigeon 2 Oystercatcher 2 Heron Mallard with families of [...]
5 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2012
1 Teal - main lake 1 Greenshank - wader scrape 1 Redshank - wader scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 15 Common Tern - main lake 2 Chiffchaff - wildside &nb [...]
5 June 2012
Red Necked Phalarope
Red Necked Phalarope A superb female was found on the South Lake this morning 11.00. South Lake Red Necked Phalarope 1 ad female. Black Tailed Godwit 10 Oysterc atcher 2 Holden Tow [...]
5 June 2012
Sightings 4th June 2012
WADER LAKE low tide Avocet 10 (4 nests) Common tern 125 Shelduck 42 (+ 2 broods of ducklings) Lapwing 10 Tufted duck 25 Oystercatcher 4 Grey heron 32 Swallow 21 Swi [...]
4 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Mallards with ducklings Teal Pond Little Grebe on nest Flood Ground Wigeon 2 Oystercatcher 2 Heron Mallard with families of ducklings [...]
4 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2012
4 Greenshank - still on the scrape 1 Peregrine - over river 1 Kestrel - over south route 45 Sand Martin 60 House Martin 90 Swift - all feeding together low over the resr lagoon a.m [...]
4 June 2012