Construction work is ongoing to replace the old footbridge to the reserve. An alternative route is available, but the Heron's Wing and Peter Scott hides will be closed until the work is complete. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Latest sightings
Lesser yellowlegs reappears
The lesser yellowlegs has reappeared in front of the Michael Powell hide along with a male ruff. Other highlights this morning include 535 curlew, 151 black tailed godwit, 3 greenshank and 80 redshank.
25 July 2013
Today's bird sightings
A spoonbill is present in front of the Michael Powell hide. Other highlights include 135 black tailed godwit, ruff, common sandpiper, Med gull and 4 greenshank.
22 July 2013
Today's highlights
The lesser yellowlegs has reappeared this morning and is currently on the NRA scrapes (behind the British Steel hide). Other sightings include ruff, 110 black tailed godwit, 5 greenshank, 39 redshank and 290 curlew.
19 July 2013
Today's sightings
The lesser yellowlegs and is still present and continues to switch locations between the NRA scrapes (viewed from the British Steel hide), the saline lagoon (viewed from the Michael Powell hide) and main lagoon (viewed from the Observatory). Other sightin
16 July 2013
Today's wildlife highlights
The lesser yellowlegs and is still present and occasionally switches location from the NRA scrapes (viewed from the British Steel hide), to the saline lagoon (viewed from the Michael Powell hide). Other highlights include spoonbill, 13 greenshank, 110 bla
14 July 2013
Today's highlights
The lesser yellowlegs is still present in front of the Michael Powell hide along with 12 greenshank. Other highlights include spoonbill, 29 little egret 230 black tailed godwit 2 Mediterranean gull and ruff.
13 July 2013
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill, 3 Mediterranean gull, 16 greenshank, 200 black tailed godwit, 3 little egret and 57 curlew. Lagoon 130 black headed gull, 14 greylag goose, 19 gadwall, 57 mallard, 6 pochard and 11 tufted duck. Millenniu
12 July 2013
Lesser yellowlegs still present today
The lesser yellowlegs is still present on the NRA scrapes and is best viewed from the British Steel hide. Other highlights include 370 black tailed godwit, 2 Mediterranean gull and 7 little egret.
8 July 2013
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 61 Mediterranean gull, 3 sandwich tern, ruff, 442 black tailed godwit, 3 bar tailed godwit, 92 shelduck, 3 little egret. Lagoon 370 black headed gull, 18 greylag goose, 11 gadwall, 27 mallard, 5 pochard and 19 tufted duck
30 June 2013
Today's bird highlights
Today’s highlights include whimbrel, 498 black tailed godwit, 6 bar tailed godwit, ruff, 2 greenshank, 4 Mediterranean gull, 2 common gull, 208 curlew, 9 redshank, 2 great crested grebe, 3 great spotted woodpecker, 24 lapwing, 4 little egret and 4 bullf
26 June 2013
Today's highlights so far
A great white egret is present again in front of the heron hide. Other highlights include ruff, 2 Med gull, 410 black tailed godwit and 3 great spotted woodpecker.
15 June 2013
Great white egret sighting
A great white egret has been seen this afternoon from the heron wing hide. Other highlights include 183 black tailed godwit, 3 cetti's warbler, kingfisher, 2 peregrine, 2 great spotted woodpecker, 5 sedge warbler, 6 reed warbler, lesser whitethroat, 2 whi
14 June 2013
Today's wildlife highlights
Bird sightings spoonbill, 16 whimbrel, 98 curlew, 148 black tailed godwit, 16 little egret, 2 sedge warbler, 30 reed warbler, lesser whitethroat, whitethroat, 4 chiffchaff, 3 blackcap, cetti’s warbler, 4 little grebe, 2 house martin, 7 swallow, great sp
28 May 2013
Today's highlights
spoonbill, 90 black tailed godwit, 8 whimbrel, 54 curlew, 9 little egret, sedge warbler, 30 reed warbler, lesser whitethroat, whitethroat, 10 chiffchaff, willow warbler, 5 blackcap, 2 cetti’s warbler, 2 little grebe, peregrine, sparrowhawk and buzzard.
27 May 2013
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill, 112 black tailed godwit, 2 whimbrel, 51 shelduck, 3 little egret, sparrowhawk and kestrel. Lagoon 370 black headed gull, 2 lapwing, 28 greylag goose, 21 gadwall, 27 mallard, 5 pochard and 19 tufted duck.
23 May 2013