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Today's Sightings
Stonechat (east down/amphibian ponds) - 1 8/3/15 pm Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Lapwing - 48 (8 on territories) Heron - 15 (8 on nests) Redshank - 4 Oystercatcher - 1 Snipe - 1 Shelduck - 18 Shoveler - 8 Teal - 30 Avocet
9 March 2015
Todays Highlights
6 cranes flew over the reserve this morning. Lady Fen Wigeon Mallard Shelduck Gadwall Shoveler Teal Moorhen Coot Redshank Snipe Lapwing (displaying) Oystercatchers (fighting) Dunlin Reed bunting Bird feeders Reed bunting Greenfinch Chaffinch Goldfinch Blu
9 March 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Barn Owl distantly hunting over seawall to S Golden Plover 54 Dunlin c30 Pied Wagtail 10+ Meadow Pipit 10+ Skylark 8+ Lapwing 40+ nest scraping/displaying Oystercatcher 3 pairs (estuary, Dumbles scrape and adjacent pool) Wigeon 90 Tack Piece
9 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 9th March 2015
2 Kingfisher - excavating hole in artificial nest bank by Headley Hide 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 20 Fieldfare - south route 1 Buzzard - flew SW 176 Cormorant - main lake 2 Peregrine - hospital 8 Snipe -
9 March 2015
A little bit of of Spring and winter
Holden Tower Peregrine Golden Plover 45 Grey Plover 1 on the Dumbles with Lapwing, also seen in the Top New Piece Dunlin 40 Lapwing 40 (lots of display/scraping) Redshank 1 Barnacle Geese 60 GBB Gull 5 Marsh Harrier 1 Stonechat 1 Barn Owl 1 hunting the Bo
8 March 2015
Sunday sightings
Top spots of the day were 3 Kingfishers zooming around Arun riverlife with an Oystercatcher displaying and one Lapwing plus 17 Lapwing from the Lapwing hide. 6 more Lapwing with 2 Oystercatchers from the Ramsar hide and a Red kite floating over the reser
8 March 2015
Today's Highlights
Avocet - 6 Ruff Black-tailed godwit - 1986 Dunlin - 64 Snipe - 5 Egyptian goose -2 Oystercatcher -4 Curlew - 3 Pintail Reed bunting Skylark Cetti's warbler Water rail Marsh harrier
8 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - very low/Time - AM Lapwing (6 0n territory) - 62 Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 4 Snipe - 2 Avocet - 2 Shelduck - 34 Teal - 20 Heron - (14 on nests) - 20 Gadwall - 2 Pink Footed Goose - 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Black headed Gull - 1
8 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 8th March 2015
1 Kingfisher - excavating hole in artificial nest bank Headley Hide a.m. 166 Cormorant - main lake 2 Redshank (pair) - scrape and marsh 8 Snipe - marsh 74 Shoveler - marsh and main lake 1 Chiffchaff - singing from the sheltered lagoon 2 Meadow Pipit - f
8 March 2015
Coots - Territorial Wars Begin
The coot is often a wetland bird which is overlooked. But you'd better watch out this spring, the territorial wars are about to begin! Footage by Ray Mathias
8 March 2015
More Mediterranean Gulls
At least 6 different Mediterranean Gulls (2 pairs plus 2 single birds) this afternoon/evening around the Mere all varying in extent of black and white on the head. Also 2-3000 Black headed Gulls. A pair of adult Mediterra
7 March 2015
Wildlife sightings for 7th March 2015
2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 198 Cormorant - mostly on the main lake 1 Redshank - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - over main lake February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-taile
7 March 2015
More Avocets
Duck hut Chiffchaff 2 singing males The Zeiss Hide Now 18 Avocets Teal 20 Grey Heron 1 The kingfisher Hide Barn Owl 1 Martin Smith Hide Common Crane 1 pair nest building The Tack Piece Common Crane 6 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 20 White-fronted Goose 2 The South
7 March 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 3,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 107 High Tide 13:20 9.2m Big tide today and a very strong wind could push ducks and waders close to the Saltcot Merse Obs. A Warden will be at the Saltcot after the 11am feed. Whooper Pond Who
7 March 2015
Waders & Gulls and Glossy Ibis!
A great time of year on site to enjoy the numbers of spring waders building up and the gathering of the gull colony, the latter going from strength to strength each year. At least 4 Mediterranean Gulls (Adults) today among 1000+ Black headed Gulls on the
6 March 2015