Latest sightings
Reserve Update Monday 9th April
Well it appears that various of our birds are now making serious nesting attempts. One of our Oystercatcher is sitting pretty on the raft outside the window of Teal Pond hide. A Black-headed gull is making use of another of our rafts on the Flo
9 April 2018
Latest Sightings - Sunday 8th April - UPDATE pair of Osprey on the nest
UPDATE We now have a pair of Osprey on the local nest, the photo below taken from our camera which you can see in the Visitor Centre at the moment and will be on the website very soon. It is the same pair as last year, the female has a ring (white TR) and
8 April 2018
Reserve Update Saturday 7th April - Osprey!
Well our Whooper Swans have now departed, but we have had the first view of an Osprey on the nest via our webcam! The bird was seen briefly just after 10am and appeared to have a white leg ring. There are a good number of waders around with 21 Black-t
7 April 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 4th April
Spring is in the air......if only the weather would concur! Our two resident mute swan pairs have now moved from the Whooper Pond back to their respective breeding ponds. The female on the Teal Pond was even perched on one of their old nests first thi
4 April 2018
Reserve Update Tuesday 3rd April
This morning there are still a few Whooper Swans around, so if you want to see them before they head off you best get visit soon! The majority of the swans remaining are juveniles. There were a good number of Redshank and Godwits on the Folly Pond
3 April 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 31st March - Avocets, Golden Plover & Black-wits
The two Avocets are on the Folly Pond again today, very close to the Folly Pond hide at 10am. They have been behaving territorially around the small island at the back of the pond so fingers crossed they hang around. Just 22 Whooper Swans on the re
31 March 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 30th March - Avocets still here
Two Avocet are still on the Folly Pond this morning, best viewed from the Folly Pond Hide or the Farmhouse Tower. They have a habit of hiding behind the islands so patience may be required. Very few Whooper Swans left on the reserve so this weekend could
30 March 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 29th March - Avocets!
Two Avocets are currently taking a snooze on one of the little islands on Folly Pond this morning. They are joined by a few Redshank and Black-tailed Godwit. A fun game for the Teal Pond hide is spot the Snipe competition! There were four that we c
29 March 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 28th March
Whooper Swan numbers continue to drop on the reserve with just over fifty on Whooper Pond first thing. Numbers in the local area remain high with over a hundred feeding on fields to the East. They were joined by a Bewick's Swan yesterday so keep you
28 March 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 24th March
No sign of the Garganey for the past few days but it could still be hiding in our ponds. A female Merlin was at the Avenue Tower, plenty of Teal in the Flood Ground along with 3 Little Egrets. The water level on the Folly Pond is being dropped to expose s
24 March 2018
Reserve Update Friday 23rd March
The Black-headed Gulls are still around on the Flood Ground, along with 5 Little Egrets this morning. There was also a good number of Golden Plover flying around, which eventually landed in low middle field to feed. The Whooper Swans are still around, wit
23 March 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 21st March
Spring is here! Now admittedly there is still a bit of a chill breeze but we have observed our first Wheatear of the season yesterday afternoon. It turned out to be a slightly strange day with a Bar-headed goose mixed in with the flock of Barnacle Gee
21 March 2018
Reserve Update Tuesday 20th March
A bright, sunny morning with plenty of birds singing and some starting to gather nesting materials. Several Linnets were heard singing down the Avenue, with the males starting to come into their summer plumage. No sign of the male Garganey this mor
20 March 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 17th March - Garganey again
The drake Garganey is still on the Teal Pond this morning, but patience is required. Patience is still required, and it is worth looking from upstairs in the Peter Scott Observatory first as it is sometimes only visible from there and not the Teal Pond
17 March 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 16th March - Garganey still here
The drake Garganey is still on the Teal Pond this morning, but patience is required. We waited at least 40mins before it appeared today. This photo of the Garganey was taken yesterday, phone scoped by Reserve Warden Steve Cooper. Also on the Teal Pond,
16 March 2018