Recent sightings 12 - 14th September

Millennium Wetlands

Kingfisher again continue to be spotted on deep water lake daily, keep an eye out for them hunting in front of the Peter Scott Hide or on top of the water depth gauge in the lake. Also seen on deep water lake have been 5 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 19 Tufted Duck, 31 Lapwing, and 6 Teal. Keep your eyes peeled for Snipe on the island in deep water lake, as 4 have been spotted recently.

 

British Steel Hide

On the 13th there were large numbers of waders spotted on the salt marshes, 783 Black-tailed Godwit, 360 Knot, 229 Redshank, 369 Curlew, 42 Greenshank, and there were 5 Bar-tailed Godwit also spotted on the 13th. Also spotted on the marshes were 36 Little Egret, 19 Cormorant, Shoveler, and a Kingfisher hunting in front of the hide. Spotted on the NRA scrapes were Teal, Shoveler, Grey Heron, Black Headed Gull, and a Fox unsuccessful in it's hunt.

 

On the Fresh Water Lagoon Spotted from the boardwalk hide was a lone Green Sandpiper, and from the observatory 12 Black-Tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Teal, Wigeon, and a Kingfisher.

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