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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Shelduck - 2 Teal - 13 Redshank - 3 Moorhen - 3 Mallard - 22 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 1 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Blue Tit - 3 Pheasant - 11 Other Birds River Black-headed Gull - 12 Mallard - 28 Acro
16 December 2013
Today's sightings
Tack Piece and Top New Piece full of birds today, large increases in waders numbers and the WeBS count revealed 18, 546 wildfowl and waders on site today. 10,817 were waders with the highlight an excellent count of 4387 Golden Plover. Holden Tower/Rushy G
15 December 2013
Med Gull and other birds.
Another bird packed day on and just off the reserve. Over 1000 Whooper Swan present with another 13+ species of wildfowl around the reserve. Over 1000 Lapwing present, 60+ Ruff and Black-tailed Godwit. An adult winter plumage Med Gull was on the Mere with
15 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2013
1 Bittern - main lake north shore 142 Teal - site count 2 Pintail - scrape 1 Peregrine - flew over main lake 379 Black-headed Gull - main lake, scrape 1 Kingfisher - flew over main lake December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Per
15 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Snipe - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Other Birds Teal - River Wear - 2 Mallard - River Wear - 14 Redpoll - River path - 4 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Blue Tit - 4 Great Tit - 4 Coal Tit - 12
15 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 120 Tufted Duck 67 Wigeon 120 Shoveler 10 Mute Swan 46 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 9 Greater Scaup 1 ♂ Gadwall 1 ♂ Oystercatcher 3 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 20 Lapwing 10 Oystercatche
15 December 2013
Whooper Swans
A wild and windy day with few reports, a female Stonechat was seen distantly out in the fields. The usual 3 Peregrine were about but seen mostly in flight today along with 2-3 Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk. c1000 Whooper Swan including a rare yellow le
14 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece/Holden Tower Golden Plover 1600 Lapwing 3200 Curlew 80 Redshank 10 Dunlin 500 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Snipe 6 Common Crane 4 (GCP) Wigeon 1000 Teal 280 White-fronted Goose 142 Barnacle Goose 160 Bewick's Swan 40 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 The Zeis
14 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Shelduck - 5 Other Birds Peregrine Falcon - Hunting along the river - 1 Kestrel - Wader Meadow - 1 Sparrowhawk - Spring Gill Wood - 1 Hawthorn Wood - 1 Redwing - Middle Wood - 11 Mistle Thrush - Middle Wood - 1 Great Spot
14 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2013
60 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 10 Redwing - in trees along Q.E.W 1 Peregrine - over river December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Mealy Redpoll,
14 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 121 Greater Scaup 1 ♂ Tufted Duck 57 Wigeon 135 Shoveler 8 Gadwall 2 Mute Swan 64 Canada Goose 80 Greylag Goose 4 Peregrine 1 flying over Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 300 Wigeon 500 Shoveler 20 Pintail 2 Shelduck 1 F
14 December 2013
Todays Sightings
The wader flocks are spectacular just now There are around 3000 Lapwing and at least 1300 Golden Plover with around 1000 Dunlin among them. Martin Smith Hide Snipe 2 Water Rail 1 Buzzard 1 Robbie Garnet Hide Bewick`s Swan 45 White-fronted Goose 142 Greyla
13 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Shelduck - 5 Teal - 26 Saline Lagoon Common Snipe - 3 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 23 Chaffinch - 7 Goldfinch - 4 Siskin - 1 Coal Tit - 9 Blue Tit - 12 Great Tit - 10 Treecreeper - 1 Great Spotted Woo
13 December 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2013
153 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - wader scrape 4 Mandarin - wildside, reedbed channel 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green
13 December 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 137 Greater Scaup 1 ♂ Tufted Duck 62 Wigeon 141 Shoveler 8 Gadwall 2 Mute Swan 64 Canada Goose 80 Greylag Goose 4 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 200 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 20 Pintail 2 Shelduck 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Oys
13 December 2013