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19 August 2013
Today's sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Snipe - 5 Coot - 4 Moorhen - 5 Lapwing - 140 Common tern - 8 Black-headed gull - 4 Grey heron - 7 Curlew - 2 Redshank - 4 Greylag - 2 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great tit - 3 Bullfinch - 1 Blue tit - 5 Pheasant - 5 Plus 10 g
19 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2013
1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 2 Snipe - scrape 20 Swift - lingering on site 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew S Recent bird highlights: Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, Hobby, Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Rin
19 August 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Ringed Plover 526 Dunlin 370 Red Knot 2 Sanderling 9 Turnstone 3 Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Curlew 200 Redshank 5 Yellow-legged Gull 1 Brent Goose 1 Little Egret 9 Grey Heron 5 Yellow Wagtail 15 Wheatear 1 The South Lake Spoonbill
19 August 2013
Playing, squabbling or dancing?
The showy displays of flamingos are really easy to observe and continue to delight visitors every year at each of the four WWT centres that house these birds. Flamingos are very vocal and their strident calls carry far across each Wetland Centre. Indeed,
19 August 2013
Today's sightings
South Lake Spoonbill Green Sandpiper 2 Snipe 2 Ruff male Black-tailed Godwit 157 Redshank 54 Flocks of Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler and Tufted Duck Common Tern plus two chicks Snipe from South Lake Discovery Hide. MJMcGill Zeiss Hide Little ringed Plover 4 ju
18 August 2013
Today's Sightings
Main Observatory Yellow Wagtail - 4 Green Sandpiper - 2 Oystercatcher - 3 Black-tailed Godwit - 4
18 August 2013
Bird sightings update
A spoonbill, green sandpiper and two kingfishers have been seen in front of the Peter Scott hide.
18 August 2013
Today's sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Lapwing - 157 Redshank - 2 Teal - 10 Common tern - 10 Grey heron - 9 Black-headed gull - 46 Lesser black-backed gull - 2 Snipe - 1 Shelduck - 6 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Dunnock - 1 Robin - 1 juvenile Goldfinch - 2 Chaffinc
18 August 2013
Today's bird sightings
The lesser yellowlegs is in front of the Bristish Steel hide again today along with 6 black tailed godwit, 4 greenshank, common sandpiper and 183 redshank. A kingfisher has been in front of the Peter Scott hide on several occasions over the last few days
18 August 2013
Swifts on the move.
Still some Common Swift on the move south through the reserve with at least 30 birds moving in front of rain showers. The overcast conditions were also good for viewing Sand Martin, House Martin and Swallow. In between the rain imm Marsh Harrier, 4 Common
17 August 2013
Today's highlights
The lesser yellowlegs is still present in front of the British Steel hide. Other sightings today include 3 black tailed godwit, 15 greedshank, ruff, 150 redshank and a kingfisher.
17 August 2013
Wildlife sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Lapwing - 110 Redshank - 6 Teal - 12 Shoveler - 2 Gadwall - 1 Common tern - 10 Snipe - 1 Lesser black-backed gull - 1 Black-headed gull - 6 Grey heron - 2 Tufted duck - 2 Saline lagoon (AM, low tide): Mallard - 32 Oystercatcher
17 August 2013
Todays sightings
South Lake Discovery Hide Great birdwatching from here again. The Spoonbill is on its usual position on the fence. The Wader flock is very good 137 Black Tailed Godwit around 50 Redshank and two Ruff. There were three Green Sandpipers and 220 Lapwing. the
17 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 17th August 2013
40+ Gadwall - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 31 Shoveler - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 32 Lapwing - main lake, wader scrape 4 Chiffchaff - wildside, South route 2 Cetti's Warbler Juv's + 1 Adult - beside Peacoc
17 August 2013