Recent Sightings - 11th March 2019
Spring is well underway despite the recent blizzard! Lots of Passerine birds are singing and defending territories, corvids are collecting nest material, but the most conspicuous sign of spring is the displaying Coots.
Coots are becoming very territorial and aggressive. The small flock were all very friendly to each other over the winter, but now, are frequently fighting each other in the lagoon; a flurry of flattened feet! Keep an eye out for this spring spectacle and their unusual pre-combat posture; where they raise their wings over their back to appear larger to their opponents.
Count Taken at Low tide.
Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Oystercatcher 1, Shelduck 10, Redshank 5, Black-head Gull 22, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Little Egret 1, Curlew 1
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Teal 46, Tufted Duck 16, Gadwall 6, Mallard 60, Coot 4, Little Egret 2, Little Grebe 1
Shingle bank – visible from Sensory garden, Wadermarsh and Visitor Centre
Cormorant 1, Oystercatcher 2, Greylag goose 1, Black-head Gull 22
Wadermarsh – visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Black-tailed Godwit 63, Greenshank 1, Redshank 5, Gadwall 3,
Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Mallard 4, Coot 2,
Saline Lagoon – visible from Limekiln observatory
Little Grebe 1,
Limestone Lake
Little Grebe 1, Mallard 4
Peninsula Field and Saltmarsh
Meadow pipit 1
Brickworks
Meadow pipit 1, Jackdaw 6
Woodland
Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Wood Pigeon
