Geese Increase
This last week Pink-footed have been the most numerous geese species on the reserve, with numbers in the thousands. We are keeping an eye on the Barnacle geese which are building in numbers, but more gradually with currently around a few hundred or so.
Other recent highlights have included a Corncrake that was heard from the eastern edge of the reserve.
20th September
Avenue tower
- Pink-footed geese
- Barnacle geese
Eeastern end of reserve
- Corncrake
Folly pond
- Curlew
- Black tailed godwit
- Lapwing
- Canada geese
- Pink-footed geese
- Barnacle geese
- 2 pairs of Common darter dragonflies mating
Folly pond
- Black tailed godwit
- Pintail
- Gadwall
- Northern Shoveler
- Teal
Back pond
- Kingfisher
Saltcot observatory
- Male & female Sparrowhawks
Folly pond & field
- Black tailed godwit
- Curlew
- Lapwing
- Teal
- Wigeon
- Northern Shoveler
- Golden Plover
- Snipe
- Little egret
- Tufted duck
- Stonechat pair
- Meadow pipit
Folly pond
- Little egret
- Black tailed godwit
- Wigeon
- Curlew
- Snipe
- Teal
- Lapwing
- Northern Shoveler
- Peregrine falcon pair
- Hen harrier
- Marsh harrier
- Merlin
- Buzzard
- Kestrel
- Red fox
- Great white egret
- Little egret
- Shelduck
- Barnacle geese
- Pink-footed geese
- Barnacle geese
- Greylag geese
- Sparrowhawk
Feature photograph credit; Pink-footed geese by Lorraine Hall.
