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Wildlife Sightings - 07/01/2022
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Weather: FrostyWind speed: LowRiver wear tide level: MidWader lake - AM - HIGHShell duck - 16Shoveler-14Black headed gull -130Herring gull-90Little grebe-1Widgeon-4OTHER BIRDS AROUND SITEMute swan -river.-4Heron-2 "Red shank-3 "Golden eye(male)-1
Gadwall numbers up
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There have been good numbers of gadwall between Ramsar and Sand martin hides, 56 gadwall on Tuesday. Shoveler numbers are up with too and they are sprinkled around the site. Cattle egrets and little egrets are around and Sand martin hide and Scrape hi
Duck numbers increasing
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123 Gadwall - site count 90 Shoveler - site count 42 Teal - site count 7 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon2 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon2 Snipe - main lake1 Hobby - hunting over the grazing marsh and reservoir lagoon p.m1 Kestrel - hunting over the wader s
Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/19
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Wader Lake - AM - Low TideAvocet - 30Black-tailed godwit - 8Redshank - 14Greenshank - 1Common snipe - 6Common sandpiper - 1Green sandpiper - 2Lapwing - 180Common tern - 24Shelduck - 10Saline LagoonCommon tern - 3Redshank - 3Mute swan - 1Canada goose - 31H
Wildlife Sightings - 07/07/2022
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Weather: BrightRiver Wear tide level: HighA.MWader Lake:Grey Heron - 13Avocet - 58Teal - 5Common Tern - 88Shelduck - 22Mallard - 21Tufted duck - 8Black-Headed Gull - 224Oystercatcher - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 3Lapwing - 5Redshank - 5Curlew - 1Saline Lagoon
Wildlife Sightings 10/04/2024
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Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 1Avocet - 4Shelduck - 45Teal - 5Shoveler -10Tufted Duck - 2Canada Goose - 30Graylag Goose - 13Oystercatcher - 2Redshank - 2Lapwing - 13Mute Swan - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Farmland Birds
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An early morning walk around the edge of the reserve produced the first Grey Partridge (2) of the year, also Red-legged Partridge too. A mixed flock of Corn Bunting (10+), Yellowhammer (2), Reed Bunting (4), Linnet (6+), Skylark and Meadow Pipit were fee
Latest Sightings
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Finally some hot weather has arrived and it is really bringing out the wildlife. This week we have begun to see our first avocet chicks out on The Mere and Woodend Marsh. Two Mediterranean Gulls have been hanging around on the mere within the Black Headed
Spot Red
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Two Barn Owl hunting early on. Good views from the Kingfisher Hide. Spotted Redshank, a moulted adult present on site. At least 250 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 6 Oystercatcher, 50+ Lapwing, c10 Avocet.Gre
Recent Sightings - 17th Aug 2020
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The following sightings were taken yesterday from the reserve at Castle Espie on a rising tide. The Spotted sandpiper is still around on the reserve and has been seen mainly in and around the Freshwater lagoon area. We are delighted that such a rare vis
End of week summary
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Unfortunately the site is now closed for the lockdown period, but our work continues on the reserve.Although the site is closed to all visitors you can keep an eye on the Rushy webcam to see our winter arrivals over the lockdown period - watch the webcam
Wildlife Sightings for 16th April 2023
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2 Shelduck - main lake2 Sedge Warbler - sheltered lagoon, wildside reedbeds4 Reed Warbler - main lake, wildside reedbeds, sheltered lagoon3 Willow Warbler - south route, summer route2 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, wildside2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scr
Wildlife Sightings for 4th April 2023
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4 Willow Warbler - south route, sheltered lagoon1 Reed Warbler - sheltered lagoon12 Chiffchaff - south and west routes7 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, wildside, north bank5 Snipe - marsh1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh1 Water Pipit - marsh1 House Martin - over site
Wildlife Sightings 12/09/2023
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Weather: rainy / overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Shoveler - 9Black-headed Gull - 3Redshank - 1Lapwing - 9Black-tailed Godwit - 2Teal - 39Canada Goose - 1Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn wood:Bullfinch - 1 juvenileGreenfinch - 7Great tit - 3Blue tit
Wildlife sightings for 22nd April 2021
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2 Bar-tailed Godwit - main lake1 Greenshank - scrape2 Oystercatcher - scrape6 Snipe - marsh, scrape2 Redshank - scrape2 Shelduck - scrape5 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, south route, wildside, entrance lake1 Swallow - over south route25+ Reed Warbler - re
