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Wildlife sightings for 17th October 2018
123 Teal - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 39 Greylag Goose - main lake, grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Stonechat - wader scrape 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 3 Mistle Thrush - flew over heading NE 6 Siskin
17 October 2018
Recent sightings 13th-16th October
Goldfinch - Photo taken by Russ Myners British Steel hide Good numbers of waders have been seen during high tide, 890 black-tailed godwit, 339 knot, 25 greenshank, 7 Dunlin, redshank as well as 1 spotted redshank. Als
16 October 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan (x200) Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Pintail (x4) Gadwall Wigeon Teal Moorhen Cranes (x10) Grey Heron Bittern (Lyle hide) Little egret Black-tailed godwit (x9) Ruff (15+) Redshank Snipe (x6) Golden plover Lapwing Black-heade
16 October 2018
Reserve Update Tuesday 16th October
More Whooper Swans are starting to drop in with a couple more named swans in. Duck numbers creep up steadily with good flocks of mixed Wigeon and Teal out on Folly Pond and Flood Ground. The flooded fields are drawing in the waders with Lapwing, Curle
16 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 16th October 2018
2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 7 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Redwing - wader scrape bank 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh/reedbed 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Skylark - flew over heading South 5 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 B
16 October 2018
A few more finches
Holden Tower A pair of Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, tit flock and 4 Magpies in the bushes, three Chaffinch flew out. On the Dumbles a Peregrine and 2 Buzzard were seen with a small flock of both Barnacle and Greylag Geese. Knott Hide Water Rail and Chiffchaff.
16 October 2018
Spoonbill
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece A Spoonbill was roosting on the islands in the morning but moved off elsewhere. The Little Stint was again on the islands with c100 Dunlin coming in over the tide. Three Cranes, 40 Golden Plover and small numbers of Ruff were seen
15 October 2018
14430
More Pink-footed Geese roosting on the reserve with this morning's count of 14430 being the highest of the autumn so far. A number of people have asked whether the geese are late this year? On average the counts tend to peak in mid October so this year it
15 October 2018
Today's Highlights
Marsh harriers (1 with green wing tags) Buzzard Sparrowhawk Kestrel Whooper swans + cygnets Mute swans Canada goose Greylag goose Mallard Gadwall Teal Wigeon Shoveler Pintail Moorhen Coot Black-tailed godwit Redshank Lapwing Grey heron Snipe Cormorant Gre
15 October 2018
Recent Sightings €- 15th October 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at low tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. The number of Brent geese out on the estuary is breath-taking at present. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent Goose c,350
15 October 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/10/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Mediterranean gull 1 Black-headed gull 120 Teal 18 Greenshank 1 Bar-tailed godwit 1 Redshank 17 Curlew 1 Shoveler 1 Saline Lagoon Teal 19 Black-headed gull 35 Redshank 1 Herring gull 1 (first winter) Hawthorn Wood Great
15 October 2018
Reserve Sightings - Monday October 15th - An Egret Morning
It's been a cold start on the reserve this morning but following this weekends bad weather, the birds aren't holding back! We have plenty of duck species across the ponds today with large numbers of Shoveler and Teal and even some Gadwall have made an app
15 October 2018
Wildlife sightings for 15th October 2018
1 Jack Snipe - main lake 1 Black-Tailed Godwit - main lake 8 Snipe - main lake, marsh 120 Teal - mostly on marsh 50+ Redwing - flying over S+SE 11 Meadow Pipit - marsh, flying over SW 5 Siskin - south route 13 Chiffchaff - mostly wildside, sheltered lagoo
15 October 2018
Rising water levels after a wet weekend for the WeBS count.
South Lake The south end of the wader scrape is busy with feeding birds especially Mallard and Teal. Bart and Ruby and their two offspring were also joining in. Other counts (as it was a WeBS day) 5 Pochard, 39 Tufted Duck, drake Mandarin, 2 Cormorant (7
14 October 2018
Latest Sightings
Very mild, wet and windy to cool, clear and calm in the space of the weekend. No wildfowl counts but 10,000+ Pink-footed Geese roosting on the reserve. We can expect further influxes during the week. Small numbers of Whooper Swan around, with new birds a
14 October 2018