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Intruder male still about
Today the female osprey has been doing all the incubation herself and just before 1pm she became quite agitated and the unringed intruder male flew in and tried in vain to mate with her, she quickly shoo'd him off the nest. Then later at just after 2.30p
24 April 2012
More avocet chicks!
And then there were three! A bit hard to make out but there really is a trio of avocet chicks in this here nest. Thanks to Ian Hamilton, one of our volunteers, for donating the pic. The avocets, of co [...]
24 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 (first chick hatched) Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 10 Redshank - 5 Common Tern - - 7 Shoveler - 15 Gadwall - 15 Shelduck - 9 Tufted Duck [...]
24 April 2012
Avocet chick
Happy birthday to our first avocet chick of the season! Pics to follow and looks like mam is possibly brooding a second. [...]
24 April 2012
Bittern
A bittern has just been flushed from Top Meadow, looks like it headed down to Wader Lake! [...]
24 April 2012
Common Crane again
Common Crane showing from both the United Utilities and Ron Barker Hide 5.45pm at least. Other sightings have included Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Avocet, 6+ Ringed Plover, at least 2 [...]
24 April 2012
Tuesday sightings
It is very still with a hint of north westerly, mild with intermittent showers. Around the Visitor Centre and Farm House Tower swallows and house martins are hunting. Starlings have nes [...]
24 April 2012
Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2012
Several Swifts: our first of the year 5 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Cetti's Warbler - sheltered lagoon, main lake,reedbed, wildside, reservoir lagoon 2 Willow Warbler - wi [...]
24 April 2012
Today's sightings-Iceland Gulls
The Holden Tower ICELAND GULLS (2) First summers sat with other gulls and feeding on a large dead fish in the Estuary from Mid-day Avocet 2 Female still siting on eggs Brent Goose 2 Whim [...]
24 April 2012
Still looks like 2 eggs and male osprey taking his turn on the nest
Looking through the recorded footage again it looks as though we had a visit from the other male osprey on Saturday the 21st at 1.15pm, it was the unringed bird that has been hanging around the nest for a few days. He tried to mate with the female
23 April 2012
Green-winged teal
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23 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Avocet - 8 Oystercatcher - 5 Common Tern - 1 Teal - 26 Lapwing - 16 Shelduck 24 Shoveler - 2 Swallow - 8 Grey Heron - 41 Tufted Du [...]
23 April 2012
Common Crane Still Present
Common Crane still present until 6pm at least. The bird has been showing reasonably well from the Ron Barker Hide. Marsh Harrier, sub-adult male showing well this morning. Common Sandpiper on the [...]
23 April 2012
Monday's sightings so far...
A north east wind is gathering strength this morning and the exposed areas are cold. Around the Visitor Centre and Farm House Tower it is sheltered from the wind and pleasantly warm, which means a [...]
23 April 2012
Wildlife sightings for 23rd April 2012
3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 6 Redshank - scrape 3 Common Tern - tern raft and main lake 20+ Sand Martin - feeding and [...]
23 April 2012