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Today's sightings
Waxwing - 4 right next to the front doors eating berries and sitting in the willow Water rail - 1 Back pond at the visitor centre
11 December 2012
An update on the winter goose counts
We have received the latest numbers for the Lancashire goose counts to try and determine the population of the Pink-footed goose. The last one will take place on 17 February 2013. Below is a table of all of the goose counts that have taken place and whe
11 December 2012
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE/25% FROZEN Shelduck - 5 Teal - 34 Mallard - 22 Herring Gull - 25 Lesser Black-Backed Gull - 4 Black Headed Gull - 26 Redshank - 5 Grey Heron - 4 Sparrowhawk - 1 SALINE LAGOON/100% FROZEN HAWTHORN WOOD/AM Great Spotted
11 December 2012
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 109 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 1100 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 110 Greylga Goose 9 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Brambling Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 10 Shoveler 1 Wigeon 10 Saltmarsh
11 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 11th December 2012
2 Jack Snipe - main lake 2 Bearded Tit - marsh 2 Stonechat - moving between grazing marsh and main lake 10 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 3 Redpoll - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, Bittern, Little
11 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 168 Pochard 200 Ferruginous x Pochard Hybrid 1 Pintail 90 The Centre WAXWING 1 flew over calling just after 8am The Tack Piece Wigeon 1000 Hogarth Hide Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Ruff 6 Lapwing 200 Common Crane
11 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 10th December 2012
4 Pintail - scrape 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main lake 2 Peregrine - hospital roof ledge 2 Snipe - marsh, main lake 4 Fieldfare - NW 6 Redwing - south route 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Stonechat - marsh 5 Siskin - wildside 7 Redpoll - wildside, wor
11 December 2012
Woodcock again
Woodcock again throughout the day from the Janet Kear Hide. In the afternoon it spent sometime 'sun bathing' next to a tree stump, no photo I'm afraid. Just under 10,000 Pink-footed Geese roosting on the reserve. Marsh Harrier active today, one apparently
10 December 2012
Beaver catch 2012: Welcome to Nutkins, our 2012 baby beaver
We started catching the beavers for their annual health check on Sunday 11 November and I am pleased to now tell you the results. The first night was very busy with the following caught in the traps: 8pm - Caught a 2012 kitt. Weighed 8.45kg which is an a
10 December 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Wigeon 650 E. White-fronted Geese 80+ were very flightly this morning moving back and forth from canal fields to the Dumbles. They were clearly looking for the greenest grazing which is a little difficult in frosty conditions. Tack Piece A lo
10 December 2012
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 159 Mute Swan 70 Wigeon 80 Tufted Duck 60 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 9 Tawny Owl still in the Owl Box Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Brambling Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 100 S
10 December 2012
Today's sightings
Tack Piece Holden Tower, Stephen Kirk, Robbie Garnett and Martin Smith Hides Golden Plover 500 Dunlin 1084 Lapwing 1200 Wigeon 800 Teal 400 Pintail 120 Ruff 6 Black-tailed Godwit 120 (for short periods today) Long-billed Dowitcher 1 (as above) Redshank 30
9 December 2012
Wildlife reserve update
John Gowland As winter’s chilly grip takes hold, the berry shrubs and trees across site are being quickly depleted by birds fattening up for the season ahead. Recently, our visitors and members were treated to fan
9 December 2012
A 'twitchable' Woodcock
Quite a few people coming in today to see the Woodcock which was showing again from the Janet Kear Hide. Not easy to see well under the normal circumstances of birds roding at dusk during the breeding season or being flushed on the (east) coast during mig
9 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Although most of the ice is starting to thaw here, most of the ponds except the whooper pond, Folly Pond and Flood Ground remain frozen. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 154 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 80 Gadwall 2 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 2 Tawn
9 December 2012