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Today's sighting's

Today's sighting's

Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag Barnacle goose Canada goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard (x2) Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Curlew Black-tailed godwit (x68) Ruff Redshank Snipe Lapwing Golden plover Black-

20 October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 20th October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 20th October 2018

4 Water Rail - main reedbed & filter beds 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 28 Redwing - flew over South West 1 Stonechat - wader scrape 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Buzzard - over reserv

20 October 2018

Early Fog later sunshine?

Early Fog later sunshine?

Heavy fog first thing hope  it lifts later Rushy Black Tailed Godwit 3 Redshank 1 Little Grebe Mallard 150 Pintail 2 Teal 110 Martin Smith Snipe 3 Jack Snipe 1 Water Rail 2 Cettis Warbler 1 South Lake Pochard 6 Passing over Redpoll 1 Redwing 1  

20 October 2018

Latest Sightings

Latest Sightings

A noticeable build up in numbers of many of our Winter visitors is taking place at the moment with a fantastic combination of large numbers of birds and nice weather. Whoopers in the mist Wildfowl are, as always, the

19 October 2018

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Ruff-20 Black-tailed godwit-5 Lapwing-400 Dunlin Snipe-4 Coot Moorhen Common crane-1 Cormorant Shelduck Wigeon Teal Gadwall Pochard Shoveler Tufted duck Mallard Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag geese Canada geese Barnacle goose-1 Marsh harrier-4 Kestrel Spa

19 October 2018

Recent sightings 17th-19th October

Recent sightings 17th-19th October

  British Steel Hide Good numbers of waders have been seen from the Steel Hide, with 534 Black-tailed Godwit, 313 Knot, as well as Redshank, Curlew, Greenshank and Spotted redshank. Grey wagtail are making good use of our new Dafen scrapes. 3 Swallow

19 October 2018

Wildlife sightings - 19/10/2018

Wildlife sightings - 19/10/2018

a.m. Tide Level: low Wader Lake Teal 23 Redshank 1 Lapwing 9 Black headed gull 30 Saline Lagoon Wood pigeon 20 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Coal tit 3 Willow tit 2 Chaffinch 4 Goldfinch 2 Bullfinch 3 Great tit 5 Blue tit 3 Other birds noted around site Cormor

19 October 2018

Wildlife sightings - 18/10/18

Wildlife sightings - 18/10/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Teal 12 Lapwing 51 Black-headed gull 162 Redshank 5 Curlew 1 Black-tailed godwit 3 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 5 Blue tit 5 Coal tit 3 Willow tit 2 Bullfinch 6 (2 male + 4 female) Nuthatch 1 Ro

19 October 2018

Latest Sightings - Friday 19th October - Whooper Swan families arrive

Latest Sightings - Friday 19th October - Whooper Swan families arrive

Plenty of Barnacle Geese around the reserve this morning and an influx of Whooper Swans overnight. We now have 58 on the reserve. This includes 3 family groups; with two cygnets, five cygnets & a massive family with eight cygnets. Well done those par

19 October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 19th October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 19th October 2018

8 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape 3 Water Rail - main reedbeds 1 Stonechat - wader scrape 24 Redwing - flew over heading South 7 Meadow Pipit - 3 on grazing marsh 4 flew over heading West 6 Siskin - South route 4 Chiffchaff - South route, s

19 October 2018

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Teal Wigeon Moorhen Cormorant Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit Ruff Snipe Lapwing Black-headed gull Common gull Starling Cetti's warbler Meadow pipit Pied wagtail House sparro

18 October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 18th October 2018

Wildlife sightings for 18th October 2018

1 Caspian Gull 1st winter - main lake 1 Buzzard - roosted in wildside, flew off N a.m. 2 Jack Snipe - main lake 1 Red-crested Pochard - main lake 6 Skylark - feeding in front of headley hide a.m. (1), others flying NW/W (5) 1 Stonechat - wader scrape 4 Me

18 October 2018

Reserve Update Thursday 18th October - Redwing

Reserve Update Thursday 18th October - Redwing

Wigeon are moulting back into their breeding plumage with the males looking stunning with their yellow head stripe back.  We keep scanning through the flocks in case the recent storms have blown in any American visitors to join them and the Teal, but no

18 October 2018

Thursday's sightings

Thursday's sightings

South Lake Hides Greenshank, 27 Redshank, 21 Ruff, 2 Crane, 158 Lapwing, 254 Teal, Wigeon, 6 Pintail, 91 Shoveler, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Pochard, 16 Shelduck, 9 Snipe. . Zeiss Hide Digger work continuing today but still 5 Dunlin, Redshank, 9 Ruff on

18 October 2018

Spoonbill and Fieldfare....

Spoonbill and Fieldfare....

More calm weather making for great viewing around the reserve. The forecast looks good into the weekend. A Spoonbill flew over the Mere around 4.30pm before heading off towards Woodend Marsh, an unusual autumn visitor but one that is increasing in number

17 October 2018