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On Thursday 18 September, the café and kiosks will be closed to visitors for operational reasons. The rest of the Centre is open as usual. Thank you for your understanding.

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Wildlife sightings for 17th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 17th June 2014

6 Common Tern chicks  - main lake rafts 1 Yellow Legged Gull 1st summer - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 80 Swift - over reserve 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kestrel - South route June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher

17 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 16th June 2014

1 Pochard brood - reedbed Lapwing juvs - scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 1 Buzzard - high over to the NW of the reserve 1 Swallow - over marsh 4 Whitethroat - scrape, sheltered lagoon, resr lagoon 6 Sand Martin juvs - scrape   June bird highlights:Â

16 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 15th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 15th June 2014

1 Peregrine - feeding over main lake 1 Hobby Whitethroat - feeding young near the Wader Scrape hide June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow-legged Gull, Kingfisher, Turtle Dove, Swallow, Whiteth

16 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 14th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 14th June 2014

1 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Redshank - main lake 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow-legged Gull, Kingfisher, Turtle

14 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 13th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 13th June 2014

2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 1 House Sparrow - Queen Elizabeth Walk 2 Whitethroat - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 1 Kestrel - hunting over South route June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpip

13 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 12th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 12th June 2014

1 Redstart - (female) feeding along the resr lagoon north shore, then flew SW towards the wildside 'summer route'  a.m. 3 Whitethroat - resr lagoon and sheltered lagoon (feeding young between the Sand Martin Bank and Wader Scrape Hide) 1 Garden Warbler

12 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2014

1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 3 Shoveler - scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing on top of sand martin bank 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing from main lake edge (north-west shore)   June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Little Ri

11 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2014

6+ Common Tern chicks - main lake rafts 1 Kestrel - hunting over sheltered lagoon 2 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon and scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Lesser Whitethroat - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - both singing wildside, sheltered lagoon

10 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2014

1 Hobby 3 Teal - scrape 2 Shoveler - scrape 2 Tufted Duck broods - main lake (10 & 7 ducklings) 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh   Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Kestrel - perched in tree on sheltered lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Hob

9 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2014

2 Teal - main lake 1 Shoveler - main lake 1 Kestrel - perched in tree on sheltered lagoon 2 Green Sandpiper - marsh/scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape   An orchid survey was conducted on site on Thursday giving a total of: > 2,000 Southern Ma

8 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2014

2 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Kestrel - male hunting 1 Hobby - hunting on reserve 1 Gadwall brood - main lake 2 Swallow - grazing marsh 3 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside     May bird highlights: Red

7 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2014

4 Teal - wader scrape 3 Shoveler - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wildside 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kestrel - 1 Whitethroat - singing from beside wader scrape hide May bird highlights: Red Kite, Goshawk, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Little

6 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2014

1 Turtle Dove - flew N 0915hrs 1 Hobby - flew W 2 Peregrine 5 Shoveler 2 Gadwall broods - resr lagoon 3 Yellow-legged Gull (2 1st summer; 1 2nd summer) 150 Swift - feeding over main lake and reservoir lagoon May bird highlights: Red Kite, Goshawk, Marsh

5 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2014

3 Mandarin - 1 in young male on reservoir lagoon, 2 in world wetlands 1 Gadwall brood - 3 ducklings, reservoir lagoon 1 Pochard brood - 2 ducklings, main lake 1 Redshank - main lake c. 80 Swift - feeding over main lake and reservoir lagoon   Caught a

4 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2014

2 Teal (a pair) - wader scrape 2 Shoveler (a pair) - wader scrape 1 Oystercatcher - wader scrape 2 Swallow - grazing marsh Please note, the number of Sand Martins nesting has dropped over the last couple of years, so we will close the nest bank until the

3 June 2014