Latest Sightings - 19th March - Spring is nearly here

Spring is fast on the way now, Skylarks are singing across the reserve, plenty of Daffodils out, and now the Primroses are in bloom.

Today's high tide is at 09:34  7.9m


Around the reserve today:

Barnacle Geese: 2500
Whooper Swans: 43

Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 43
Mute Swan 27
Mallard 34
Tufted Duck 8
Wigeon 74
Greater Scaup 1♂
Teal 2
Oystercatcher 2 - nest scraping

Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 70
Wigeon 50
Mallard 10
Shoveler 10
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 5
Black-tailed Godwit 3
Black-headed Gull 2

Teal Pond
Little Grebe 2 - they bred here last year
Mallard 3
Teal 12
Wigeon 13
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 15
Mute Swan 2
Snipe 3

Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 3

Avenue Tower
Teal 120
Wigeon 60
Shoveler 25
Mallard 3
Pintail 10
Tufted Duck 2
Shelduck 8
Mute Swan 2 - nest building
Black-headed Gull 18
Snipe 2
Lapwing 33
Little Egret 1
Oystercatcher 2
Roe Deer 2

Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Short-eared Owl 2 - seen here over the past 2 weeks
Roe Deer 6

Often over the high tide:
Dunlin 3000
Knot 2000
Pintail 1000
Shelduck 3000
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Oystercatcher 500
Golden Plover 700
Grey Plover 300

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)

Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker

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