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Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2012
14 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 4 Redshank - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 30+ Swift - over site 16 House Martin - over site 3 Swallow - [...]
22 May 2012
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 with 3 young Lapwing 6 Greenshank 1 Little Egret 3 Reed Warbler 12 The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 Curlew 16 Shelduck 60 Cape Shelduck 1 The South Lak [...]
22 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Avocet - 8 Shelduck - 24 Shoveler - 2 Moorhen - 2 Common Turn - 45 Canada Goose - 2 + 2 chicks Greylag - 16 + 12 chicks Heron - 36 La [...]
21 May 2012
Barn Owl
There were no reports at all today of either the Montagu's Harrier or the Common Crane but new birds today included 2 Little Gulls, an adult summer and a 1st summer which were seen from a few of t [...]
21 May 2012
Today's sightings
Avocet Spoonbill c50 Dunlin 74 Black tailed godwits Breeding Birds Cettis warbler Sedge warbler Reed arblers Long tail tits Chiff chaff [...]
21 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Avenue & Meadow Walk LESSER WHITETHROAT (unusual bird here at Caerlaverock) Common Whitethroat Sedge Warbler Blackcap Willow Warbler Chiffchaff Reed Bunting Skylark Meadow Pipi [...]
21 May 2012
Today's sightings
South lake Sacred Ibis 1 flew over flying towards the Top New Piece The Zeiss Hide Greenshank 1 Kingfisher Hide Avocet 2- With young The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 Curle [...]
21 May 2012
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - AM Avocet - 9 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 4 Common Tern - 55 Shelduck - 30 Shoveler - 2 Grey Heron - 43 Tufter Duck - 31 House Martin - 12 Swa [...]
20 May 2012
Montagu's Harrier still
The adult male Montagu's Harrier is still in the area, early morning it was at Hesketh Out Marsh but reappeared at Martin Mere around 11am before flying towards Ron Barker hide, it was later seen [...]
20 May 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve On the 20th May sightings on the estuary included 350 oystercatchers, 2 grey plover, and 12 dunlin. Sightings on the saline lagoon included a pair of red breasted mergansers, 2 common tern [...]
20 May 2012
Wildlife sightings from 20th May 2012
1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Hobby - over site 1 Kestrel - over site 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh and main lake 1 Redshank - marsh 3 Little Grebe chicks - middle reedbed channel, left h [...]
20 May 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Dumbles over high tide The 4 Cranes are still commuting between here and a field to the N, they had roosted further up the Severn at GWT Hasfield Ham last Weds/Thursday. Sa [...]
20 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Shelduck - 10 Tufted Duck - 15 Gadwall - 1 Shoveler - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Avocet - 8 Lapwing - 10 Gery Heron - 30 Common Tern - 55 Swallow - 20 L [...]
19 May 2012
Magic day!!
The day got off to a cracking start with a fine adult male Montagu's Harrier distantly from the In Focus shop, fortunately it was on and off the reserve until early afternoon enabling many l [...]
19 May 2012
May 19th 2012
Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff still singing from the Peter Scott Trail, despite the cold easterly wind. Further Willow Warblers and Blackcaps and Sedge Warblers from the two avenues an [...]
19 May 2012