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Latest Sightings
For anyone visiting at the moment, the spectacle of Barnacle Geese is only getting better with a whopping 12,000 seen on the reserve yesterday! When you're looking through the geese, keep an eye out for any white ones as there are a few around at the mome
13 October 2015
Latest Sightings
Around the reserve today: Barnacle Geese: 8000 - including 2 leucistic (white) Barnacles Whooper Swans: 4 High Tide 12:21 8.8m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 14 Mallard 185 Tufted Duck 30 Gadwall 2 Wigeon 47 Little Grebe 2 Folly Pond Teal 232 Wigeon 134 Mall
9 October 2015
The whooper swans are back!
Four whooper swans arrived overnight and settled in on the Whooper Pond. Whooper swans we have had dropping in over the last few nights have just been passing through and not staying long, so these appear to be the first of our overwintering birds. Mixed
8 October 2015
Latest sightings
Around the reserve... Barnacle Geese: 5000 Whooper Swans: 1 High Tide 08:56 7.4m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 14 Mallard 196 Tufted Duck 25 Gadwall 1 ♂ Wigeon 3 Teal 5 Little Grebe 2 juvs Folly Pond Teal 650 Wigeon 550 Pintail 40 Mallard 20 Shoveler 4 Sni
7 October 2015
Latest Sightings
Around the reserve... Barnacle Geese: 6750 - including 2 leucistic (white) Barnacles Whooper Swans: 0 High Tide 07:30 7.5m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 11 Mallard 177 Tufted Duck 31 Gadwall 1 ♂ Wigeon 17 Teal 5 Little Grebe 2 juvs Folly Pond Snow Goose 1
6 October 2015
Latest Sightings
Around the reserve... Barnacle Geese: 1000 Whooper Swans: 0 High Tide 16:44 8.8m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 6 Mallard 196 Tufted Duck 25 Gadwall 1 ♂ Wigeon 3 Teal 5 Little Grebe 2 juvs Folly Pond Teal 650 Wigeon 550 Pintail 40 Mallard 20 Shoveler 4 Snip
3 October 2015
Latest Sightings - fog
We have very heavy fog here this morning, making viewing close to impossible. Hopefully it burns off soon and we will have some sightings for you...
2 October 2015
Latest Sightings
Around the reserve... Barnacle Geese: 500 Pink-footed Geese: 2000+ Whooper Swans: 0 High Tide 15:14 9.8m Whooper Pond Mallard 220 Tufted Duck 31 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 5 Folly Pond Pink-footed Geese 200+ Teal 300 Wigeon 100 Mallard 20 Shoveler
1 October 2015
Latest Sightings
Around the reserve... Barnacle Geese: 500 Pink-footed Geese: 2000+ Whooper Swans: 0 High Tide 14?:31 10.0m Whooper Pond Mallard 220 Tufted Duck 30 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 2 Mute Swan 5 Folly Pond Pink-footed Geese 200+ Teal 300 Wigeon 100 Mallard 20 Shovel
30 September 2015
Latest Sightings
Around the reserve... Barnacle Geese: 80 Pink-footed Geese: 2210+ Whooper Swans: 0 High Tide 13:48 10.0m Whooper Pond Mallard 213 Tufted Duck 29 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 2 Canada Geese 21 Mute Swan 5 Folly Pond Teal 300 Wigeon 100 Mallard 20 Shoveler 4 Snip
29 September 2015
Latest Sightings
The first 30 Barnacle Geese arrived yesterday. They flew over the centre calling and then landed on the eastern merse. Today we have the first Whooper Swan of the winter. A lone adult is feeding in the Flood Ground. There are also large flocks of Pink-foo
26 September 2015
Latest Sightings
The first 30 Barnacle Geese have just arrived this morning. They flew over the centre calling and then landed on the eastern merse. Barnacle Geese: 30 High Tide 10:39 8.3m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 6 + 1 cygnet Mallard 158 Tufted Duck 7 Gadwall 3 Shovel
25 September 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 08:05 7.3m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 7 + 1 cygnet Mallard 140 Tufted Duck 6 Gadwall 1 Cormorant 2 Little Grebe 3 juveniles Folly Pond Teal 350 Wigeon 100 Mallard 20 Shoveler 5 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Lapwing 10 Teal Pond Gadwall 3 Avenue Tower Mu
23 September 2015
Latest Sightings
A Bittern was seen yesterday at the Flood Ground from the Avenue Tower, only the second ever record for the reserve. It hasn't been found yet this morning. High Tide 06:34 7.4m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 3 Mallard 210 Tufted Duck 6 Gadwall 1 Cormorant 1
22 September 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 15:51 8.6m Whooper Pond Mallard 168 Tufted Duck 6 Gadwall 5 Folly Pond Teal 600 Mallard 20 Shoveler 5 Lapwing 7 Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 4 cygnets (and 1 lone cygnet nearby) Lapwing 181 Golden Plover 84 Linnet 60+ Pied Wagtail 20+ Grey He
18 September 2015