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Wildlife sightings - 23/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 18 Lapwing 27 + 2 chicks Little ringed plover 2 Black-tailed godwit 20 Redshank 4 Oystercatcher 4 Grey heron 30 + 15 young Shelduck 16 Shoveler 4 Teal 4 Common snipe 6 Saline Lagoon Avocet 6 Oystercatcher 2 Mute swan
23 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Ring ouzel - Lyle hide Swifts-2 at Friends hide Swallows House martin Whitethroat Cetti's warbler Reed warblers Sedge warblers Black-tailed godwit-60 Bar-tailed godwit Dunlin-24 Moorhen + chicks Lapwing + chicks Coot + chicks Avocet Cormorant Oystercatche
23 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 23rd April 2017
1 Ring Ouzel (male) - NE corner of reservoir lagoon 2 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - grazing marsh 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 3 Wheatear - grazing marsh 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 7 Reed Warbler - wildsid
23 April 2017
Today's Highlights
Ring ouzel - Lyle hide Cetti's warbler Sedge warbler-x lots Reed bunting Skylark House sparrow Tree sparrow Goldfinch Blackbird Whitethroat Pied wagtail House martin Swallow Black-tailed godwit Bar-tailed godwit Redshank Greenshank Avocet Snipe Lapwing Li
22 April 2017
Amazing views of Stilts
South Lake Great birding here, three Black Winged Stilts with some stunning views as they pass within a few metres of the hide, the Hogarth is also a good spot to get some great close up views. This is part of a black and white wader theme, 45 Avocet incl
22 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 22nd April 2017
2 Ruff - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Wheatear - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 3 Swift - main lake 4 House Martin - wildside 1
22 April 2017
Kingfisher
Kingfisher by Bob Ellis All winter we had a male kingfisher as a regular sighting, particularly on the ponds around our visitor centre. This spring he has found a mate and they can regularly be seen from several of
21 April 2017
Recent Sightings
Otters Cr. Russ Myners British Steel Hide Cormorant 9 Little Egret 3 Spoonbill 1 Mute Swan 2 Greylag 24 Canada Goose 10 Shelduck 38 Wigeon 2 Gadwall 11 Teal 6 Mallard 7 Shoveler 6 Tufted Duck 16 Lapwing 2 Curlew 3 Gre
21 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/04/17
AM mid tide Wader Lake Lapwing 39 Avocet 20 Black-tailed godwit 23 Gadwall 3 Great black-backed gull 1 Oystercatcher 2 Common snipe 3 Ringed plover 2 Eurasian shelduck 10 Grey heron 35 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Black-tailed godwit 2 Oystercatch
21 April 2017
Sightings Friday 21st April
Bar-tailed godwit and redshank Spring birds arriving all the time now as migration is well under way. All hides apart from Allport remain open. Sightings today: Bar-tailed godwit Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose G
21 April 2017
Lots of long legs
Bird news from the reserve is being dominated by birds with long legs. The 3 Black-winged Stilts remain on the South Lake this morning, with a pair showing well from the Discovery Hide and a single birds out from the Hogarth Hide. A Great White Egret
21 April 2017
Wildlife sightings for 21st April 2017
1 Glaucous Gull - marsh/scrape bund 3 Shelduck - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 4 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 7 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Ring Ouzel - reservoir lagoon bank NE corner 2 Ye
21 April 2017
Bird News
A few waders passing through today, with a Whimbrel, Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Black-tailed Godwits and a Common Sandpiper joining the uasual Avocets, Oystercatchers, and Redshanks on the Mere. A Little Egret was showing extremely
20 April 2017
Great white egrets
Great white egret by David Owen Great white egrets are head and shoulders....and body above the little egrets. Look out for them on the pools and ditches throughout the reserve. This afternoon (Thurs 20 April) we had
20 April 2017
Recent sightings - 20th April
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Many wildfowl females (such as Mallard and Tufted)are not very visible at the moment, as they must be already incubating. On the other hand, songbirds (Robin, Blac
20 April 2017