News
Woodcock on site
A woodcock has just flown onto site, landing in North Wood (4.05pm). [...]
29 November 2011
Today's sightings
Wader Lake/ AM/ Tide - Mid Mallard - 64 Teal - 55 Shelduck - 10 Black-headed gull - 47 Common gull - 11 Grey heron - 7 Shoveler - 2 Jackdaw - 42 Kestrel - 2 [...]
29 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 29th November 2011
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - flew W 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Lesser Redpoll - waterlife 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, world wetlands 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake [...]
29 November 2011
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Little Stint 1 (also Sanderling here again yesterday which is scarce in the winter) Golden Plover 60 Lapwing 600 Redshank 33 Teal 560 Bittern 2 yesterday, only a quick visit t [...]
29 November 2011
A Quick update from the reserve
We had the pleasure of hosting the North West Bird Watching Festival this weekend, and as normal with a high number of birders around we got some great records. So let’s start off with something that we definitely were not expecting. Two summer migrants
28 November 2011
Bird News
A brief up date. A good count of Lapwing,1100 on Sunley's Marsh this morning. Raptors included 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Peregrine and female Sparrowhawk. A Red Kite was re [...]
28 November 2011
Today's wild bird sightings
3 great white egret (two on estuary/one over scrapes) 29 black tailed godwit 7 snipe 575 lapwing 302 wigeon 311 pintail 113 shoveler mallard pochard [...]
28 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 Teal 849 Wigeon 1226 Black-tailed Godwit 52 Pintail 13 Shoveler 34 Snipe 7 Redshank 2 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 15 Wigeon 89 Pintail 1 Tu [...]
28 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2011
65 Wigeon - main lake and marsh 1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake, then flew E 3 Lesser Redpoll - feeding with Goldfinches in waterlif [...]
28 November 2011
Summer migrants!
Two excellent late migrants in the form of a Swallow and a Wheatear were one of the highlights of the day! The Swallow was seen flying through the reserve by Birdfair visitors, while the Wheatear pote [...]
27 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 27th November 2011
1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Pintail - male, main lake 1 Bittern - north shore reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - sat on main lake long shingle island 10+ Siskin - explore feeders 2 Lesser Re [...]
27 November 2011
Eric! Bending beaks.
Introducing my favourite flamingo photo to date... They truly are so wonderful with those soft little eyes and geeky aspect. Having becoming weaned from syringe food (and regretting it almost constantly) number 2's beak started to bend almost over
26 November 2011
Record Numbers
The largest flock of European White-fronted Geese ever recorded on the reserve flew in today around midday. The previous record was actually from last week with 13 birds. At least 27 were seen togethe [...]
26 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2011
1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Pintail - main lake 2 Peregrine - on long shingle island on main lake 1 Buzzard - flew NW at 14:30 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 14 Common Snipe 49 Lapwing - main [...]
26 November 2011
Todays sightings
Holden Tower Grey Plover 20 Golden Plover 900 Lapwing 3000 Peregrine 1 Linnet 80 Rushy Bewicks 40 (92 last night) Pochard 208 Pintail 70 Grey Wagtail 1 Robbie Garnett Hid [...]
26 November 2011