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Today's Highlights
Pallid harrier-juv at Nelson/Lyle hide 9am and 2pm Cranes x 12 Tree sparrows House sparrows Goldfinch Great tit Chiff chaff Pied wagtail Yellow wagtail Swallow Green woodpecker Greater spotted woodpecker Mallard Teal Wigeon Shoveler Moorhen Ruff Avocet
21 September 2018
Reserve Update Friday 21st September - Whooper!
Our first Whooper Swan has turned up on the Reserve this morning. Back on Whooper Pond and ready for some food! It has been an interesting week with the storms causing a degree of havoc on Wednesday. It did however push in a Little Gull for a brief
21 September 2018
Wildlife sightings for 21st September 2018
1 Kingfisher - main lake 3 Snipe - main lake 52 House Martin - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh, main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Water Rail - calling from the reedbeds 1 Garganey - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Marsh Har
21 September 2018
Thursday highlights
Rushy Hide Avocet, 40 Teal, 2 Lapwing and 2 Pintail. Middle Point Three Whinchat, Wheatear, 2 Reed Bunting and 20 Meadow Pipit + 20 Swallow over the fields. South Lake 37 Redshank, 81 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, Avocet, 3 Snipe, 70 Teal and 30 Shoveler.
20 September 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Garganey Teal Cormorant Moorhen Crane (x6) Grey heron Bittern Black-tailed godwit Redshank Avocet Snipe Starling House martin Swallow Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Whinchat Stock dove
20 September 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 20/09/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Teal - 16 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 12 Black-headed Gull - 85 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Redshank - 1 Black-headed Gulls - 8 Common Sandpiper - 1 Curlew - 1 Grey Heron - 3 Hawthorn Wood Blue T
20 September 2018
Wildlife sightings for 20th September 2018
1 Yellow Wagtail - over SE 46 House Martin (30 feeding over main lake, the rest flying S) 2 Swallow - over S 2 Meadow Pipit - over SW 4 Snipe - main lake, marsh 7 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon Please note there will be essential manage
20 September 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Greylag Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Gadwall Wigeon Garganey Teal Cormorant Moorhen Crane (x9) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Avocet Snipe Ringed-plover Lesser black-backed gull Starling House martin Swallow Kingfisher Tre
19 September 2018
Wednesday's sightings
We've got a few blustery days in store this week so who knows what may happen! Zeiss Hide Garganey, 25 Wigeon, Ruff, 300+ Teal, Kestrel, Grey Heron, Little Egret . South Lake Hides 89 Black-tailed Godwit, 23 Redshank, 9 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 61 Shoveler, Avocet,
19 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 19/09/18
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Black-tailed godwit 2 Teal 24 Snipe 3 Redshank 18 Jackdaw 22 Black-headed gull 185 Mallard 3 Shoveler 1 Lapwing 1 Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Grey heron 1 Snipe 1 Curlew 1 Teal 8 Plus: A juvenile great-spotted
19 September 2018
Wildlife sightings for 19th September 2018
1 Spotted Flycatcher - wildside 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Garganey - main lake 3 Snipe - wader scrape 5 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Peregrine - Charing Cross hospital Please note there will be essential management work
19 September 2018
Wildlife sightings - 18/09/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Teal 13 Avocet 1 Mute swan 1 Redshank 18 Common snipe 6 Black-headed gull 115 Saline Lagoon Teal 15 Redshank 2 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Coal tit 3 Chaffinch 11 Blue tit 4 Great tit 6 Robin 1 Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Other
18 September 2018
Little Stint
Rain moved through early on followed by a brisk wind and sunshine. A Little Stint (same bird from Sunday?) was on the Mere briefly before being flushed by geese. It was later at the back of Sunley's Marsh. Little Stint lat
18 September 2018
Pallid Harrier
Pallid harrier by Paul Nobbs A juvenile pallid harrier has been giving great views to visitors on the reserve since the weekend. This particularly showy individual has been watched travelling the length of the reser
18 September 2018
Recent Sightings €- 17th September 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at High-Mid tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. The winter migration is in full swing now. Brent geese seen in large number everyday from the Brent hide and large flocks of waders using the wadermarsh at high
18 September 2018