Latest sightings
Yellow-legged Gull on the marsh
Yellow-legged Gull 3rd c yr on the flooded grazing marsh, along with the first Redshank of the spring
6 March 2019
Greater Spotted Woodpecker drumming
Signs of spring with Woodpeckers drumming, Chiffchaffs singing and a Sand Martin over the main lake
5 March 2019
Snipe feeding on marsh and wader scrape
Snipe feeding in the dense, muddy parts of wet grassland. Sand Martins flying around.
4 March 2019
Mixed flock of Thrushes around the entrance
Redwing and Fieldfare can be seen from our entrance bridge and 2 Bitterns are showing well on our water bodies.
1 March 2019
Jack Snipe on the scrape
Jack Snipe in the centre of the scrape, along with small flocks of Common Snipe
28 February 2019
Winter birding in Spring conditions
Sunny conditions continue, as do the winter birds, with a few signs of Spring appearing on the reserve.
27 February 2019
Water & Meadow Pipits on the marsh and scrape
Jack Snipe Common Snipe and Bittern all in good view this morning
26 February 2019
Iceland Gull and 2 Jack Snipe in the sun
Iceland Gull, 2 Jack Snipe, 11 Snipe, 2 Shelduck and winter thrushes today.
24 February 2019
Jack Snipe on show with the commons
Jack & Common Snipe showing well on the scrape islands. Black-Tailed Godwit & Red Kite also spotted.
23 February 2019
Redpoll Chiffcahff & Goldeneye all seen in the february sun
Chiffchaff singing Snipe feeding & Bittern soaking up the warm sunny rays
22 February 2019
Winter Thrushes feeding up for return migration
Good numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing feeding on the entrance area sheep field. Goldeneye and 2 Bittern still present on the reservoir lagoon.
21 February 2019
Still high numbers of Common Snipe on the flooded waterbodies
22 Snipe counted this morning, as well as Jack Snipe, Bitterns and Water Pipits
20 February 2019
Water Rails calling from the reedbed
2 Water Rails calling on this sunny morning. Plenty of Snipe still showing well.
19 February 2019
Bittern showing well
2 Bittern showing well this morning with 3 birds showing well yesterday afternoon.
18 February 2019
Great count of Snipe on the marsh and scrape
Today's Wetland Bird Survey (Webs) found 20 Snipe along with Jack Snipe and a pair of Stonechat
17 February 2019