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Latest sightings
Sunday 16 January sightings
Highlights from around the hides and grounds as follows
16 January 2022
Fogged in
Not much movement for the birds this morning due to the fog, but it has once again burnt off to reveal a glorious sunny day
13 January 2022
Sightings for Tuesday 11 January
Another bird packed day on the reserve
11 January 2022
Scattered White-fronted Geese
The Russian White-fronted Geese didn't quite know where to feed today, they were noted in many locations but wanted to be in the Ox Piece despite a couple of disturbances from an unknown source.
10 January 2022
Wild Winter Weekend Sunday sightings
Thank you to everyone that visited, great weather and the birding was good.
9 January 2022
Another chilly start
Still plenty of action on the reserve today despite the chilly weather
7 January 2022
A cold start to the day
Temperatures dropped overnight to below freezing leaving many of the waterbodies around the reserve at least partially frozen
6 January 2022
Glossy Ibis showing well
The Glossy Ibis has now been with us for several days and continues to show very well
3 January 2022
Ringed Plover and Red Knot
A few of our scarcer wintering wader species were spotted again today, birds new for the year in bold, we have now recorded 91 species.Glossy IbisThe Glossy Ibis roosted on the reserve, it went out at 07:56am this morning to the entrance road fields to f
2 January 2022
New Years Day list
List of species recorded today
1 January 2022
140 Russian White-fronted Geese and the Glossy Ibis again
The Russian White fronted Goose flock numbered 140 today, they are currently favouring the Ox Piece, best to look from the Estuary Tower to view the field. if you scan across the Tack Piece they are in the next field to the NE. At least three Greenland Wh
31 December 2021
Good birding in the mild winter weather
A Glossy Ibis was flushed from the Rushy by the Marsh Harrier after spending ten minutes here, it flew toward South Lake + 14 Snipe, 1 Avocet and 99 Bewick's Swans this morning. South LakeBusy at the duck marsh with Teal and Shoveler, a few Gadwall and W
30 December 2021
101 Bewick's Swans
No dalmatians, just the 101 Bewick's Swans here today
29 December 2021
More new arrivals
At least ten new Bewick's Swans were on the pond this morning, and the Black-tailed Godwit flock have returned
28 December 2021
Unwanted guests for breakfast
One of our Peregrines caught breakfast this morning, but was soon joined by two unwelcome dining companions
27 December 2021