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Latest Sightings - Friday 2nd September
The Swallows have almost fledged 3 chicks in the Teal Pond Hide. This is the second brood to be fledged from the nest. Today's high tide 13:51 9.2m Around the reserve today: Whooper Pond Mute swan 2 + 7 large cygnets Canada Geese 6 Mallard 140
2 September 2016
Recent Sightings
Marsh Harrier (c) T. Disley British Steel Hide Curlew Sandpiper 1 Ruff 2 Golden Plover 1 Greenshank 40 Lapwing 45 Dunlin 24 Knot 178 Spotted Redshank 1 Egret 21 Wigeon 27 Black-tailed Godwit 229 Peregrine Falco
2 September 2016
Wildlife sightings 02/09/16
Morning. Tide level mid-low. Wader lake Black tailed godwit 2 Common snipe 2 Redshank 10 Eurasian teal 25 Black headed gull 4 Lapwing 40 Saline lagoon Wigeon 1 Hawthorn wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Robin 3 Great tit 4 Chaffinch 5 Blue tit 3 Goldfinch 8
2 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 2nd September 2016
1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Swallow - main lake 1 Hobby - over grazing marsh & main lake August bird highlights: Garganey, Hobby, Red Kite, Buzzard, Peregrine, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Green San
2 September 2016
Great sightings
A great day for sightings with one of the highlights being a Great White Egret seen out on the Hundred Acre fields during the Land Rover Safaris. The safaris have also given excellent views of Hobby all day and a Redstart was seen on the route. Otherw
1 September 2016
Today's highlights - cranes
Cranes The family of three cranes are back again today, seen feeding in front of the main observatory this morning. Green sandpiper Marsh harrier Hobby
1 September 2016
Wildlife sightings - 01/09/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 4 Snipe 5 Eurasian teal 25 Lapwing 30 Black-headed gull 20 Pied wagtail 20 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 2 Hawthorn Wood Robin 2 Chaffinch 4 Blue tit 3 Greenfinch 1 Bullfinch 2 Goldfinch 4 Wren 1 Dunnock 1
1 September 2016
Wildlife sightings for 1st September 2016
2 Common Sandpiper - Scrape, Main Lake 1 Peregrine - Flew over Main Lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - Marsh 1 Kingfisher - Sheltered Lagoon 3 House Martin - Marsh August bird highlights: Garganey, Hobby, Red Kite, Buzzard, Peregrine, Dunlin, Black-tailed G
1 September 2016
Thursday 1st September update
The Great Egret and Marsh Harriers were around yesterday. No sign of them yet this morning, but it's definitely worth a look! Great Egret flying over the Folly Pond. Photo taken by Alex Hillier As of today, Su
1 September 2016
New birds
Although it started off as a chilly morning (compared to recent days), the bird activity soon picked up with a little sunshine. The walkway to the Holden Tower was again the place to be for warblers, with Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat two of the m
31 August 2016
Black Tern new for the year.
Weather wise the morning started off with low cloud and misty rain, classic conditions for dropping something onto the reserve. Having missed the sizable spring influx of Black Tern it was nice that one called in on the return autumn visit. There were qui
31 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 31/08/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 11 Lapwing 73 Redshank 6 Common snipe 1 Gadwall 8 Eursian teal 17 Black-headed gull 5 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 12 Greenfinch 6 Coal tit 2 Great tit 7 Robin 3 Other birds Ferrugi
31 August 2016
Recent Sightings - British Steel Hide
British Steel Hide Dunlin 13 Greenshank 39 Redshank 255 Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 1 Knot 107 Lapwing 24 Black Tailed Godwit 876 Wigeon 13 Shoveler 18 Gadwall 29 Kingfisher 2 Snipe 3
31 August 2016
Today's Highlights
Little stint - 1 Crane - 3 (Lyle hide) Green sandpiper - 6 Common sandpiper - 4 Dunlin Avocet
31 August 2016
Wildlife sightings for 31st August 2016
1 Osprey - over the reserve 1330hrs 3 Common Sandpiper - Scrape 3 Hobby - Wildside, Marsh 2 Peregrine - Perched on hospital, also hunting along the river and over the Scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - Marsh then flew S 2 Snipe - Marsh 1 Kingfisher - Sheltered
31 August 2016