Recent Sightings 12th August 2024
The following birds spotted on the reserve today. We had a young Cuckoo visit the reserve last week and stayed around for a few days. Cuckoos are a summer visitor, arriving around April, and generally head south quite early in the Summer. Cuckoos have experienced a huge decline in their breeding population and range in recent years and are a red listed species.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Herring gull 2, Hooded crow 3, Black-headed gull 8, Curlew 1, Red-breasted merganser 2, Lesser black-backed gull 6, Little egret 2, Great-crested grebe 6, Mute swan 6
Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 84, Tufted duck 2, Teal 6, Moorhen 6, Gadwall 8, Coot 5, Little egret 5. Mute Swan 2, Little grebe 4, Wigeon 3, Greylag 12, Heron 2, Black-headed gull 1, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Wren, Robin, Swallow, Blue tit , House Martin
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 108, Gadwall 6, Wood pigeon 1, Oystercatcher 7, Greylag 28, Shelduck 3, Jackdaw 11
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Moorhen 8. Jackdaw 4, Black-headed gull 1, Mallard 1, Shelduck 1, Kingfisher 1
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Moorhen 1, Mallard 6, Shoveler 1, Blackbird, Goldfinch 5
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Common tern Adult (10), Juv (6), Little grebe 3, Swallow, Woodpigeon
Brickworks
Swallow 1, Goldfinch 2
Limestone Lake
Woodpigeon
Peninsula Saltmarsh
Hooded crow 1, Blackbird 1
Peninsula Field
NA
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch, Robin, Blue tit, Wood pigeon, Jackdaw, Collared dove,
