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Latest sightings
Wader Lake AM mid-level tide Black-headed gull - 98 Avocet - 9 plus 1 chick Redshank - 2 plus 4 chicks Black-tailed godwit - 3 Lapwing - 10 plus 2 chicks Shelduck - 8 plus 20 chicks Gadwall - 8 Wigeon - 2 Common tern - 45 Swift - 2 Hawthorn Wood fe
8 June 2015
Todays Highlights
A fantastic day on the reserve the quail are still singing away along the summer walk also snipe are drumming and chipping by the summer walk too. Lapwing + fledge chicks Redshank + chicks Lady fen Little ringed plover + chicks - main obs Avocets + chicks
8 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2015
2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape, main lake 1 Redshank - marsh 1 Kingfisher - flew over main lake 6 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Shoveler - marsh, scrape May bird highlights: Bittern, Wood Sandpiper, Little Egret, Ring-necked Duck,
8 June 2015
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Oystercatcher 2 Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Folly Pond Gadwall 2 Oystercatcher 2 Young Mallard and Moorhen Teal Pond Little Grebe 1 Black-headed Gull Moorhen Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Oystercatcher (on nest) Black-headed Gull 32 (with c
8 June 2015
Little Stint
Still on the breezy side but warm in the sun out of the hides! One or two people about hoping to connect with yesterday's Red-necked Phalarope. Rare that phalaropes heading to the breeding grounds hang around for more than a day and this was no exception.
7 June 2015
Today's highlights
Swan with cygnets by Rob Wisdom Much better conditions today for watching wildlife, the breeze has dropped considerably. Plenty of dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies and bees on the wing today. A pair of mute s
7 June 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Black headed Gull - 142 Common Tern - 67 Avocet - 13 + 2 chicks Redshank - 3+3 chicks Lapwing - 10 + 5 chicks Black tailed Godwit - 3 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 + 4 chicks Shelduck - 23 + 38 ducklings Wigeo
7 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2015
1 Caspian Gull - main lake, island in front of WWF hide 3 Shoveler - males, marsh and scrape 1 Teal - male, main lake 1 Kestrel - male 2 Little Egret - marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape and marsh 1 Redshank - scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing north bank
7 June 2015
Explosion of Avocet Chicks
Road Fields Crane 2 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 12 Gadwall 6 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Lapwing 12 Oystercatcher 2 Heron 1 Cuckoo 1 Reed Warbler 4 Reed Bunting 2 The Holden Tower Avocet broods of 3,2,2,1 plus 3 still incubating Sparrowhawk 1 male successfully rebuf
7 June 2015
Today's Highlights
37 Black-tailed godwit Little-ringed plover Marsh harrier Buzzard Common tern Avocet Cuckoo Quail singing on summer walk at 5pm
6 June 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Avocet - 12 + 2 chicks Redshank - 3 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 4+4 chicks Lapwing - 10+4 chicks Black tailed Godwit - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Wigeon - 2 Shoveler - 5 Gadwall - 16 Shelduck - 23 + 11 ducklings Common Tern
6 June 2015
Red-necked Phalarope
A cracking female Red-necked Phalarope found on Vinson's Marsh by Gordon Taylor (who now has all the world's phalaropes on his 'self-found list!). Present 16:00 pm at least. Red-necked Phalarope on Vinson's Marsh The
6 June 2015
Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2015
1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 40 Swift - over reserve and river 1 Peregrine - over reserve 30+ Black-Headed Gull chicks - main lake, reservoir lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 2 Mediterranean Gull - over main lake May bird highlights:
6 June 2015
Saturday's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 8 Shelduck 45 Gadwall 20 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Lapwing 20 Little Egret 1 The Holden Tower Avocet 22 Lapwing pair with young Oystercatcher 2 Skylark 10 The Tack Piece Crane 3 Avocet 5 The Rushy Avocet 17 Oystercatcher with young Th
6 June 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 15:39 8.9m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 - with 5 cygnets (often on the Back Pond) Mallard 18 - moulting Tufted Duck 2 Folly Pond Mallard 9 - 6 ducklings Shelduck 4 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Moorhen 2 - with 2 chicks Corner Field Oystercatcher
6 June 2015