Latest sightings

Cold winds and a Merlin

Cold dry winds across the site today with birds congregating in sheltered areas.

3 April 2021

Return of the warblers

In a week of record breaking temperatures we've seen a flurry of new arrivals around the reserve

2 April 2021

Turning black and white

The breeding season has really kicked up a gear this week

26 March 2021

Brief return of the Bonaparte's

The Bonaparte's Gull made a brief return on Wednesday as other signs of Spring are on show

19 March 2021

30 Dark-bellied Brent on the March WeBS Count

More Spring migrants - 30 Dark-bellied Brent Geese recorded today

14 March 2021

Wet, windy and wild

We've had some wet and windy weather this week but spring continues to march forward

12 March 2021

Spring is coming

The arrival of spring feels like it has stepped up a gear this week

26 February 2021

A second attempt

As we end the week the first of our Bewick's Swans have found a window in the weather to make a second attempt to migrate

19 February 2021

WeBS Count for 14 February 2021

A week of frozen conditions led to extremely low numbers of birds on the reserve and estuary for this count.

15 February 2021

A very rare u-turn

Since last Friday we've witnessed a rarely seen phenomena

12 February 2021

More signs of spring

It's really is starting to feel like spring is upon us, although we've a cold snap to come

5 February 2021

A wet end to the week

After the snow last weekend we end the week on a few wet days as temperatures warm up

30 January 2021

Snow

A spell of heavy snow settled early this morning, the reserve looked fabulous when the sun came out, it was thawing by early afternoon.

24 January 2021

A cold snap to end the week

The temperature has dipped below freezing for the weekend

22 January 2021

Monday WeBS Count results and latest sightings to 20th January

Wetland Bird Survey Count on Monday.

21 January 2021