Latest sightings

A little movement here and there

Passage migrants continue to arrive and locally fledged young are wandering

2 August 2021

It's a wet one

Today has been punctuated with short and sometimes heavy showers, but the birds are benefitting - mostly

30 July 2021

Island restoration

This week we've started work on restoring some of the islands on the Rushy and Tack Piece

29 July 2021

Sightings for 25-27 July 2021

Round up of sightings and reserve work

27 July 2021

Return of the Snipe

We've seen our first returning Snipe of the autumn this week

24 July 2021

Look out for waders

It has been a good week for waders on the reserve and the wider estuary as their migration really starts to get going

23 July 2021

The duckling factory

The reserve is filling up with ducklings of several species in what is looking like a great breeding season

22 July 2021

Wild Safaris start again

The Wild Safaris have resumed with a slightly reduced number of people.

20 July 2021

Dragonfly week

Dragonflies and Damselflies out in force

18 July 2021

Fledged Redshank and Lapwing

The scrapes are getting busier as adult waders return from breeding grounds, a juvenile Common Sandpiper and a few juvenile Little-ringed Plovers are among them, both of the latter species are from elsewhere but our two home-grown Little-ringed Plover chi

12 July 2021

Ducklings

Great to see good numbers of ducklings on the reserve

11 July 2021

Spotted Redshank and the first Dunlin begin to return

A few more return passage migrants of note included a smart dusky Spotted Redshank

8 July 2021

A night of heavy rain

A few more migrants arrived after a night of heavy downpours.

6 July 2021

After the deluge

Calm after the downpours

5 July 2021

Duckling season update

We're now well in to duckling season on the reserve with broods popping up everywhere!

4 July 2021