Latest Sightings - 21st April - Common Crane & Avocets
It's all go in the sunshine now, with the rare sight of a Common Crane in the Flood Ground at 6pm last night. Sadly it was disturbed and flew high in a westerly direction...
This morning there is a pair of Avocet on the Folly Pond, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower, but the can also be seen from the Folly Pond Hide. They are actively feeding and very mobile.
The first Sedge Warbler was seen and heard yesterday and more Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers are now here.
Today's high tide is at 12:57 8.9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 4000
Whooper Pond
Mallard 6
Tufted Duck 2
Oystercatcher 2 - nest scraping
Folly Pond
Avocet 2
Mallard 10
Shoveler 2
Shelduck 2
Redshank 30
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Oystercatcher 2
Teal Pond
Little Grebe 2 - nest building
Mute Swan 2 - on a nest with 8 eggs
Avenue Tower
Teal 20
Shoveler 3
Mallard 3
Gadwall 2
Shelduck 10
Mute Swan 2 - on a nest
Black-headed Gull 40
Lapwing 10 - nesting
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Oystercatcher 2
Black-tailed Godwit 10
Brown Hare 1
Roe Deer 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Swallow
Sand Martin
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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