Recent Sightings - 15th December 2019
Frosty mornings have given us some beautiful winter scenes and the clear light has given us some excellent opportunities to view wildlife on the reserve. A regular visitor to the reserve as of late has been the charismatic little stonechat.
Frosty mornings have given us some beautiful winter scenes and the clear light has provided us with some excellent opportunities to view wildlife on the reserve. A regular visitor to the reserve as of late has been the charismatic little stonechat, which is a little smaller than a robin. It can frequently be seen in the reserve sitting on the top of gorse bushes, flicking its wings and the distinctive colouration stands out in the low winter light. During the winter stonechats will eat invertebrates, seeds and winter berries.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Brent Geese c.300, Shelduck c.400, Wigeon 56, Eider 4, Oystercatcher 48, Curlew 45, Greenshank 6, Redshank 137 Black-headed Gull 4, Herring Gull 2, Little Egret 2
Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 109, Tufted duck 8, Teal 4, Gadwall 4, Shoveler 6, Greylag goose 1, Oystercatcher 1, Curlew 1
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 1, Teal 15,
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Moorhen 11, Teal 19, Redshank 2, Black-headed gull 1
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog
Mallard 2, Coot 2, Tufted Duck 9
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Little Grebe 3, Greenshank 1,
Peninsula field and marsh
Stonechat 2
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Magpie, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Woodpigeon, Long Eared Owl
