Latest Sightings - 18th May
After a much needed downpour last night, this morning has started dry and bright.
The fields are freshening up, and you can see broods of Lapwing foraging around the Avenue Tower, the Mute Swan family with their 8 cygnets are moving between the Teal Pond and the Back Pond and Mallard ducklings are on the Folly Pond.
No sign of the Tawny Owls as yet this morning.
Today's high tide is at 11:08 8.1m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mallard 8
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 1
Oystercatcher 2 - nesting
Folly Pond
Mallard 10 (plus 11 ducklings)
Shelduck 2
Oystercatcher 2
Teal Pond
Little Grebe 2 - nesting
Mute Swan 2 - with 8 cygnets (also using the Back Pond)
Avenue Tower
Teal 6
Mallard 8 - 6 ducklings
Shelduck 6
Mute Swan 2 - on a nest
Black-headed Gull 20 - 8 nests
Lapwing 9 - nesting
Redshank 2 - nesting
Grey Heron 1
Oystercatcher 2 - nesting
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Swallow
Sand Martin
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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