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Latest Sightings - 4 Glossy Ibis still
The 4 Glossy Ibis were still present today, starting off the morning on the Folly Pond at 8.30am before heading off to an unknown location. They reappeared on the Whooper Pond at 11am and then flew to an area of rushes only visible from the Farmhouse Towe
2 October 2013
Latest Sightings
The four GLOSSY IBIS have been showing throughout the day viewable from the farmhouse tower, tho at times elusive and distant. Whooper Pond Tufted Duck Wigeon Teal Pintail Shoveler Mute Swan Folly Pond Ruff 10 Dunlin 1 Lapwing Oystercatcher Black-taile
1 October 2013
Latest Sightings
Today the first GLOSSY IBIS for the reserve was found, this then turned into 4! They showed well throughout the day veiwable from the farmhouse tower, tho at times elusive. Whooper Pond Tufted Duck Wigeon Teal Pintail Shoveler Mute Swan Folly Pond Ruff 10
30 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Merse Barnacle Geese Pink-footed Geese Folly Pond Teal Wigeon Shoveler Lapwing Snipe Whooper Pond Tufted Duck Teal Wigeon Mute Swan Canada Geese Curlew Avenues Chiffchaffs Avenue Tower Teal Wigeon Tufted Duck Shoveler Feeding Station- Peter Scott Trail Si
28 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Merse Barnacle Goose 266 Mute Swan 6 Folly Pond Wigeon 47 Teal 62 Redshank 1 Ruff 3 Snipe 5 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Whooper Pond Wigeon 79 Tufted Duck 23 Teal 4 Shoveler 12 Mute Swan 9 Avenues Chiffchaff 3 Feeding Station Great Tit Blue Tit Coal Tit Chaffin
27 September 2013
Barnacle Geese are here!
370 Barnacle Geese on site today! Folly Pond Teal Wigeon Shoveler Mute Swan Sparrowhawk feeding on Ruff Whooper Pond Teal Wigeon Tufted Duck Shoveler Mute Swan Peregrine hunting Wigeon
26 September 2013
Latest Sightings - Whoopers on the Reserve
Merse Whooper Swan 3 - mobile, flew to fields west of Saltcot Obs Buzzard 1 Pink-footed Goose Folly Pond Ruff 6 Wigeon 40+ Teal 100 Lapwing Whooper Pond Mute Swan 8 Canada Goose Tufted Duck Teal Wigeon Avenue Tower Teal Wigeon Tufted Duck Little Grebe Gre
25 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal Wigeon Snipe Shoveler Black-tailed Godwit Whooper Pond Tufted Duck Wigeon Shoveler Mute Swan Mallard Avenues Chiffchaff Avenue Tower Pink-footed Geese Teal Wigeon Shoveler Tufted Duck Merse Pink-footed Geese Canada Geese Greylag Geese Pere
24 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 650 Wigeon 50 Shoveler 20 Snipe 10 Ruff 5 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Saltcot Tower Peregrine 1 Greylag Goose 40 Canada Goose 100 Lapwing 200 Curlew 500 Oystercatcher 4000 Shelduck 2,000 Pink-footed Geese 800 Flood Ground Teal 300 Wigeon 20 Sho
23 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 650 Wigeon Shoveler Snipe 11 Ruff 5 Saltcot Tower Peregrine Greylag Goose Canada Goose Lapwing Curlew Oystercatcher Ringed Plover Flood Ground Teal Wigeon Shoveler Whooper Pond Black Swan Tufted Duck Shoveler Teal Mute Swan Grey Wagtail Pe
22 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 1000 Wigeon 63 Curlew 69 Lapwing 5 Snipe 4 Mute Swan 3 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Whooper Pond Black Swan 1 Mute Swan 7 Mallard 100 Tufted Duck 18 Wigeon 1 Avenue Tower Pink-footed Goose 109 Teal 300+ Wigeon 40+ Shoveler 13 Pintail 5 males in e
21 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 800+ Wigeon 32 Curlew 11 Lapwing 7 Snipe 6 Willow Warbler 1 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 15 Mute Swan 7 Mallard 92 Wigeon 1 Shoveler 12 Swallow 11 Merse Pink-footed Goose 42 Canada Goose 37 Buzzard 1 Mute Swan 5 Roe Deer 4 Avenue Tower Flood G
20 September 2013
Barnacle geese arrive?
We've had a lot of goose activity on the Reserve today with thousands of Pink-footed, Greylag and Canada Geese feeding and flying around the fields and merse! In with some Pink-feet were 3 Barnacle Geese which could well be our first few Svalbard Barnies
19 September 2013
Latest Sightings - bit of a pink-feet fest!
A very damp morning on the Reserve, but good weather for wildfowl! Plenty of Pink-footed Geese around today, good views of them at the back of the Folly Pond and flying around above many of the fields and the merse! Folly Pond Pink-footed Geese 12 Teal
19 September 2013
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Folly Pond Teal 600+ Black-tailed Godwits 28 Wigeon 40+ Snipe Shoveler Whooper Pond Teal Tufted Duck Shoveler Mute Swan Merse Pink Footed Geese 406 Canada Geese Greylag Geese Peregrine Flood Ground Teal Wigeon Shoveler
18 September 2013