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Latest Sightings - 9th January - Otter still around
Dry and cold this morning, with plenty of waders in the fields. A lucky visitor was able to see the Otter in the Whooper Pond at 4pm yesterday. Today's high tide is at 11:42 9.0m Around the reserve today: Barnacle Geese: 5000 Whooper Swans: 120 Whoop
9 January 2016
Wildlife sightings for 9th January 2016
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main lake 3 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 63 Lapwing - main lake 7 Redwing - entrance area 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 2 Siskin - South route feeders 2 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon December bird hi
9 January 2016
A new year retrospective?
Happy 2016 flamingo followers! It's probably not the best way to start a new year by looking backwards but I thought I would share some lovely pictures that got posted to me just this week. I received two postcards from the 1980s (we think) and they a
8 January 2016
Latest Sightings - 8th January - Colder, but still wet
Apologies for the late update. Out network and internet has been down this morning, but is back up and running now. An Otter has been seen on the Folly Pond fairly regularly over the past week. All sightings have either been in the early morning, just as
8 January 2016
Recent Sightings, British Steel Hide
Peregrine Falcon 2 Black-Tailed Godwit 47 Greenshank 12 Redshank 5 Spotted Redshank 2 Lapwing 282 Curlew 3 Wigeon 91 Shelduck 6 Mallard 7 Teal 3 Greylag 91 Gadwall 10 Mute Swan 8 Little Egret 1 Black-Headed Gull 64 Great Black-Backed Gull 5 Herring Gull
8 January 2016
Sunny Friday sightings
White-fronted Geese by James Lees The Rushy Bewick's Swan 106 Greater Scaup 2 females Pochard 150 The Tack Piece Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 European White fronted Goose 117 Wigeon 700 Pintail 150 Teal 1100 Shovel
8 January 2016
Reserve access
Swans on Lady Fen The visitor centre and main hide are the extent of the reserve access at present due to increased water levels. The A1101 between Welney village and our centre is officially closed now, access stil
8 January 2016
Wildlife sightings for 8th January 2016
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 6 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 3 Snipe - wader scrape 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 9 Redwing - flew over heading SW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge December bird highlights: Bittern, S
8 January 2016
Bewick's Swan
Bird of the day was a Bewick's Swan found on Top Mere by the potato pile, it will be interesting to compare photo's to see if it's the same bird that appeared early this winter. The appearance of the Bewick coincided with an influx of some new Whooper Swa
7 January 2016
Thursdays bird news
Barnacle Geese in flight taken by James Lees The Tack Piece Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 E White-fronted Goose 118 Teal 1400 Wigeon 600 Pintail 220 Shoveler 70 Pochard 90 Tufted Duck 130 Ruff 19 Redshank 40 Bla
7 January 2016
Recent sightings - 7th January
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide and under a sunny, bright and quiet day. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +250, Tufted duck 24, Coot 2, Gadwall 35 (a notable in
7 January 2016
Thursday 7th January
Great white egret on Lady Fen. Wigeon, golden plover, lapwing in large numbers and curlew can all be seen on Lady fen from Visitor centre Please note: Reedbed and Friends hide now closed due to flooding. Wellies advised for Nelson-Lyle and Lyle hides. Mai
7 January 2016
Sightings Thursday 7th January
Great white egret on lady fen. Please note Reedbed hide closed due to flooding, Lyle and friends wellies advised. All other hides and hare walk unaffected
7 January 2016
Wildlife sightings for 7th January 2016
1 Bittern - resr lagoon (towards the W-end) 4 Mandarin - main lake, then flew to resr lagoon 5 Pintail - marsh, scrape 90 Teal 75 Wigeon 7 Snipe - marsh, scrape 1 Peregrine - flew across the river heading NE 10 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon and flying S
7 January 2016
Latest Sightings - 7th January - Otter!
An Otter has been seen on the Folly Pond fairly regularly over the past week. All sightings have either been in the early morning, just as it gets light or in the afternoon around 4pm just before dark. We know there is a healthy population of Otter on th
7 January 2016