Latest Sightings
High Tide 13:09 8.8m
The farmers were busy last night and the reserve has now changed massively. All the fields have been cut and bailed for hay or silage in preparation for the geese returning.
There will now be some aftermath grazing to keep the grass at the perfect height so the fields will be in top condition for the Barnacles.
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets - also use Back Pond and Teal Pond
Mallard 27 - in eclipse plumage
Wigeon 2
Tufted Duck 1
Folly Pond
Ruff 3
Black-tailed Godwit 6
Lapwing 32
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Mallard 26
Teal 2
Shoveler 2
Pied Wagtail 10
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet
Mallard 5
Lapwing 3
Starling 50+
Corner Field
Curlew 118
Mallard 40
Grey Heron 1
Lapwing 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Canada Geese 82
Lapwing
Redshank
Skylarks
Walk on the Wild Side
Meadow Buttercup flowers
White Clover flowers
Red Clover flowers
Self Heal flowers
Marsh Bedstraw flowers
Lesser Trefoil flowers
Yellow Rattle flowers
Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil flowers
Common Bird's-foot Trefoil flowers
Blue Tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Peacock Butterfly
Green Veined White Butterfly
Common Blue Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Badger tracks
Otter tracks
Avenues & Feeders
Sedge Warbler
Willow Warbler
House Martin
Barn Swallow
Stock Dove
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Song Thrush
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Robin
Dunnock
Wren
Osprey Cam
Having failed to breed, and abandoned the nest, we thought that was it for our Ospreys this year. However, our usual male (yellow 80) has once again returned, having been seen in Cumbria, and he has brought a new mate back to the nest. They have been reinforcing their pair bonds and fixing up the nest so we are hopeful for next year.
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