Recent Sightings 29th February - 3rd March

Highlights - Marsh Harrier, Goshawk, Otter, Spoonbill and Peregrine

British Steel Hide

The Spoonbills were showing nicely on the Saline Lagoons along with a few Greenshank and Redshank. On the Dafen Scrapes there was a good selection of Wildfowl which included: Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Mallard, Pochard, Gadwall and Shelduck. The Black-headed Gulls are starting to display showing that spring is already here.

Millennium Wetlands

A Marsh Harrier was seen over the Deep Water Lake on Sunday but was quickly chased off by the Goshawk that has been seen intermittently over te past couple of weeks. Two Otters were seen playing together in front of the Peter Scott Hide Tuesday morning. A Spoonbill briefly dropped on to the Deep Water Lake to feed on the shore line.

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