Latest sightings
Hide access
Water levels have risen over the last week and we have had to close Reedbed hide today, but access to all the other hides is still available. Good numbers of birds in front of the main hide at swan feed times and hopefully once this fog lifts we will be
6 January 2016
Todays Sightings
A great day out on the reserve, the sun is shining and there are lost of birds to be seen. Great White egret at Friends hide All of the hides are open but the water levels are coming up. The 3:30pm feed was fantastic lots of whooper swans flew in just bef
5 January 2016
Todays Sightings
Great white egret showing well today from Lyle hide. The 3:30pm feed was great today the water levels have come up slightly so the swans are feeding out of the wheelbarrow! All of the hides are still open but there is a puddle in the path on the way to Re
4 January 2016
Todays Sightings
A beautiful morning on the reserve. The water has come up slightly so the dragonfly ponds are now closed but all the hides are open. There were still 70 Bewick's swans at Friends hide this morning at 10am. We now have 9000 swans roosting on the reserve t
3 January 2016
Todays Highlights
The water levels are still perfect with small islands of water which provide small areas for the waders to feed on. Also all of the hides are open (apart from Allport hide which is now for wildlife only). 300 swans could be seen at the 6:30pm swan feed l
2 January 2016
Tick and twitch event
A lovely day on the reserve for our new years day tick and twitch events. Lots of people started off their 2016 birding lists with a great start! Todays Sightings - 58 species Little grebe Whooper swan Mute swan Bewick's swan - Friends hide Greylag goose
1 January 2016
Todays Highlights
The last day of December and it was glorious! Lots of Balck-tailed godwits infront of the main observatory Highlights include Black-tailed godwits Dunlin Ruff Curlew Redshank Lapwing Golden plover Marsh harrier Kestrel Barn owl - at the 6:30pm swan feed P
31 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Despite the windy conditions, plenty of birds on the reserve today. We've had two godwit specialists on site today recording ringed individuals in the flock of Icelandic Black-tailed godwits. They managed to record over 40 ring combinations and spotted
30 December 2015
Today's Highlights
White-fronted goose - 3 (Nelson-Lyle hide) Ruff - Nelson-Lyle hide Goldeneye - 1 drake at the back of the reserve Great white egret - 1 (Friends hide) Peregrine - 1 hunting the flocks of black-tailed godwit Stonechat The black-tailed godwits put on an ama
29 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Great white egret - Bank Farm Black-tailed godwit - 900 Dunlin - 50 Golden plover Lapwing Redshank Wigeon Pintail Shoveler Gadwall Teal Tufted duck Pochard Stonechat - 2 Barn owl Marsh harrier
28 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans on Lady Fen Some of the whooper swans have started to roost on the pools of Lady Fen close to the visitor centre. These can be viewed between dawn and 9am from the car park, although do be careful not
27 December 2015
Today's Highlights
A busy day with people and birdlife. Great white egret on Lady Fen Tree sparrow-2 on feeders Great crested grebe Golden plover-2,000 Black-tailed godwit Shelduck-15 Long-tailed tit-8 in willow beside café Mallard Pochard Tufted duck Gadwall Shoveler Pint
26 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Short-eared owl in the fields near the centre. Great white egret on Lady Fen .
21 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Woodcock - 1 flew from reebeds next to the car park over to the reserve The main lagoon has a large flock of black-tailed godwits on the islands providing fantastic views everytime they take to the sky. There are providing fantastic photographic opportu
20 December 2015
Today's Highlights
All hides are accessible and open, although the summer walk is now closed. The reserve has plenty of wet splashes for the dabbling and diving ducks, while the islands are covered in hundreds of waders, such as lapwing, golden plover and black-tailed godwi
19 December 2015