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Todays sightings
A great start to the morning with plenty of waders and ducklings on the reserve. The number of black-tailed godwits are fluctuating, a few of them have colour rings on. If you see a bird with colour rings please try and get the combination and either
15 July 2014
Todays sightings
A beautiful day out on the reserve with lots of fledgling waders and black-headed gulls. Small wader chicks have been seen out on the reserve including under a week old snipe chicks, lapwing chicks and avocet chicks. The dragonflies are basking in the
14 July 2014
Today's highlights
Green sandpiper x 4 (main obs) Greenshank x 6 (Friends hide) Common sandpiper x 2 (main obs) Marsh harrier (main obs) Cuckoo Dunlin Wood sandpiper Little egrets
13 July 2014
Today's Highlights
Lady Fen 2 Cranes Main observatory Avocet Mallard Moorhen 5 green sandpipers Yellow wagtail Gadwall Teal Common tern
12 July 2014
Highlights on Lady Fen
Redshank Little egret Oystercatcher Lapwing Wood sandpiper Green sandpiper
11 July 2014
Out on the reserve
11 black-tailed godwits cuckoo - Nelson-Lyle hide
10 July 2014
Out on the reserve
Black-tailed godwits Avocets Shoveler Teal
9 July 2014
A great day on the reserve
Today we had a great day on the reserve lots of fledgling waders and a few small wader chicks which are either second broods or ones who failed in the first attempt and are having another go. Plenty of dragonflies and damselflies zipping along the footpat
8 July 2014
Todays sightings
The water vole on the front pool has been seen today, it's been feeding on the reeds. You can tell a water vole has been eating the reeds as there is a 45 degree cut out of it. This water vole has created a feeding platform which it sits on to eat its ree
6 July 2014
Todays sightings
Green sandpiper x4 Black-tailed godwits x47 Little grebe Dragonfly sightings Southern hawker Emperor dragonfly Ruddy darter Scarce chaser Broad-bodied chaser Blue-tailed damselfly Red-eyed damselfly Azure damselfly Common blue damselfly Brown hawker Butte
5 July 2014
Todays sightings
Barn owl on the summer walk Lady Fen Sparrowhawk (male) Kestrel Marsh harrier (female) Main Observatory Greenshank x4 Green sandpiper x3 Common sandpiper Black-tailed godwit x60 Avocet fledglings Lapwing fledglings Redshank fledglings Little ringed plover
4 July 2014
Out on the reserve today
Green sandpiper x3 Black-tail godwits x50
2 July 2014
Out on the reserve today
Swallow fledgling Main observatory Black-tailed godwit - 30 Ruff - 1 Avocets and chicks Common tern chicks - 2 Swallow fledglings - 8 on the hand rails at the back of the hide
30 June 2014
Out on the reserve today
Swallow by Susie Haynes Main observatory Common tern - 4 Green sandpiper - 1 Avocet - 5 Redshank Lapwing Teal Mallard House martins Swallows with three chicks part way through fledging Nelson-Lyle Hide Avocets Lapwing
28 June 2014
Out on the reserve today
Swallow chicks by Susie Haynes Main observatory Garganey Mallard Mute swan Whooper swan (resident birds) Coot Little ringed plover - 2 Redshank Oystercatcher Common tern - 2 adult; 1 juvenile Pied wagtail House martin
25 June 2014