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Latest Sightings Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 15 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Pintail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 50 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Teal 20 Wigeon 50 Heron 1 Avenues & Feeders Chif
1 October 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 170 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Pintail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Teal 20 Wigeon 50 Heron 1 Avenues & Feeders Chiffchaffs Goldcrest Long-tailed Tit T
30 September 2014
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Barnacle Geese: 7000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 255 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 8 Wigeon 12 Teal 11 Pintail 5 Little Grebe 1 Folly Pond Teal 40+ Mallard 4 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Mute Swan 3 Back Pond Hide Kingfisher 1 Corner Field B
27 September 2014
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Yesterday we had 10,500 Barnacle Geese in just 2 fields from the Avenue Tower. Not quite as many in this morning, but still a very good total... Barnacle Geese: 7310 around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 9 Wigeon
26 September 2014
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Huge numbers of Barnacle Geese have now arrived, with an early estimate of 8-10,000 now on the reserve and very close to some of the hides! Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 7 Wigeon 15 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Canada Geese 50 Fo
25 September 2014
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Latest Sightings Today a flock of nearly 5500 Barnacle Geese arrived!! Winter has begun. They are currently very flighty across the reserve producing an amazing sight and sound. Whooper Pond GARGANEY Mallard 221 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wi
24 September 2014
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Today a flock of nearly 2000 Barnacle Geese arrived!! Winter has begun. They are currently very flighty across the reserve producing an amazing sight and sound. Whooper Pond GARGANEY Mallard 221 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wigeon 18 Teal 10 Li
23 September 2014
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Today a flock of 85 Barnacle Geese arrived and spent most of the morning asleep in the back of the Folly Pond. We tend to say a flock of 100 or more birds constitutes their arrival date, so hopefully tomorrow we should get the extra 15 birds which we need
21 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 221 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 7 Wigeon 18 Teal 30 Little Grebe 1 Moorhen 7 House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Teal 72 Mallard 4 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Peregrine 1 on merse Oystercatcher 3000+ distant on mud Shelduck 1000+
19 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 249 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Canada Geese 200+ Greylag Geese 1 Tufted Duck 6 Wigeon 6 Teal 18 Little Grebe 1 Moorhen 7 House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Teal 70 Grey Wagtail 1 at 8:30am Avenues & Feeders Chiffchaffs - at least 6 b
18 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 207 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Canada Geese 200+ Greylag Geese 1 Barnacle Geese 10 - probably feral birds Tufted Duck 9 Wigeon 14 Shoveler 3 Teal 6 Little Grebe 1 Moorhen 7 House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Teal 63 Avenues & Feeders
16 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Kingfisher 1 - at 8:30am flew to Back Pond Mallard 255 Canada Geese 400+ Tufted Duck 4 Wigeon 2 Little Grebe 1 Moorhen 7 House Martins Sand Martins Swallows Folly Pond Teal 51 Mallard 12 Shoveler 4 Greylag Geese 50+ Back Pond Kingfisher 1 Av
13 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 251 Canada Geese 400+ Pintail 2 - at 8:30am Tufted Duck 5 Wigeon 13 Teal 24 Shoveler 4 Little Grebe 2 Moorhen 7 House Martins Sand Martins Swallows Folly Pond Teal 181 Mallard 4 Shoveler 2 Canada Geese 100+ Greylag Geese 100+ Barnacl
12 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 234 Canada Geese 400+ Canada-Greylag Hybrid 1 Tufted Duck 5 Wigeon 4 Teal 4 Little Grebe 2 Moorhen 7 House Martins Sand Martins Swallows Folly Pond Again rare migrating waders coming in over the high tide: Curlew Sandpiper 3 Little
11 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Canada Geese 476 Greylag Geese 5 Canada-Greylag Hybrid 1 Wigeon 26 Little Grebe 1 Cormorant 1 Moorhen 7 House Martins Sand Martins Swallows Folly Pond Lots of waders dropping in during the high tide, including: Curlew Sandpiper 3
10 September 2014