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Whoopers
Rushy Hide Two Whooper Swans at dawn, they flew out to the estuary for a while over high tide before settling on the Tack Piece for the day. Tack Piece Four E. White-fronted Geese, 60 Greylag Geese, 20 Shoveler, 200 Wigeon, 300 Teal and 24 Curlew. Holden
6 November 2017
Today's Highlights
Great white egret Barn owl Kingfisher-Friends hide Stonechat Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Snipe Curlew-9 Ruff-3 Fieldfare-50 Buzzard-2 Marsh harrier Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pochard Wigeon Teal Moorhen Whooper swan Mute swan Tree sparrow Goldfinch
6 November 2017
Recent Sightings 6th of November 2017
Lapwing flock Cr. Georgette Taylor The following sightings were recorded today at low tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent Geese ~200, Sheld
6 November 2017
Maisie's epic migration
As winter closes over the Arctic tundra and the temperatures drop to well below freezing, a swan takes flight. Maisie is leaving her summer breeding ground late this year but with the cold now gently nudging her on her way she has no choice but to begin h
6 November 2017
Wildlife sightings - 06/11/2017
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): FROZEN Saline Lagoon: Grey heron 1 Curlew 2 Eurasian teal 20 Shelduck 5 Black-headed gull 89 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Coal tit 3 Bullfinch 9 Great tit 4 Blue tit 6 Jay 1 Magpie 1 Plus: Great-spotted wo
6 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2017
1 Bearded Tit - reedbed by Headley hide 1 Bullfinch - wildside 18 Skylark - flew S+SW 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 14 Fieldfare - flew over W 7 Redpoll - South route 4 Siskin - wildside 9 Meadow Pipit - 2 on the marsh, 7 flew NW+S 1 Bittern - main lake (He
6 November 2017
Today's Highlights
Cranes-7 at Lyle hide Great white egret Tree sparrow Moorhen Whooper swan Mute swan Gadwall Canada geese Wigeon Shoveler Mallard Pochard Snipe Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Goldfinch Dunlin Shelduck Kestrel Curlew-9 at Friends hide Great tit Scaup Red kite
5 November 2017
Greenland White-fronted Geese
Late Saturday afternoon a pair of adult Greenland White-fronted Geese were found on Woodend Marsh with Canada Geese, still present on Sunday. One of the birds had a collar which looked like one of the satellite tracking devices marked X5T. Currently we ha
5 November 2017
Today's sightings
South Lake Two Cattle Egret roosting (see image above) in the sheltered NW part of the deep lake this afternoon. Also 233 Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, 4 Redshank and 8 Snipe on the wader scrape. A few Pochard and 45 Shoveler were present on the
5 November 2017
Wildlife sightings 05/11/17
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Shoveler 5 Black headed gull 4 Kestrel (pair) Eurasian teal 29 Shelduck 3 Lapwing 11 Redshank 5 Saline lagoon Curlew Shelduck Grey heron Hawthorn Wood Jay Coal tit 3 Dunnock 2 Bullfinch 9 Other birds Cormorant - river Wear 7 Bullf
5 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 5th November 2017
1 Bittern - main lake SE corner 1 Goldeneye (female) - reservoir lagoon NE corner 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Pintail - (male) grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 5 Chiffchaff - South route 1 Peregrine - pe
5 November 2017
One Yank not two
There was early access to the Zeiss Hide this morning to search for a possible Bairds Sandpiper that was reported yesterday, unfortunately no show so far but as a consolation there were OK but distant view of what is probably a Semi Palmated Sandpiper ins
4 November 2017
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Mallard Shoveler Wigeon Teal Pochard Moorhen Coot Great egret Little egret Grey heron Curlew (x12) Black-tailed godwit Redshank Ruff Snipe Cormorant Lapwing Goldfinch Tree sparrow House sparrow Great tit Blue ti
4 November 2017
Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2017
1 Goldeneye - (female) reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - (female) grazing marsh 9 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 2 Redpoll - entrance lake 1 Peregrine - perched on Charing cross hospital October bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Black-tail
4 November 2017
Geese
Thousands of Pink-footed Geese coming into roost late afternoon. A Little Stint was seen on Woodend Marsh from UU Hide late afternoon, other waders included good numbers of Ruff including great photo opportunities at feeding time on the Mere. Also still 6
3 November 2017