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Today's sightings
The South Finger COMMON CRANE 1 2nd year showing very well again. Middle Point SPOONBILL 1 2nd year again on the estuary HEN HARRIER 1 Female type flew north Whinchat 1 The Holden Tower/Dumbles Grey Plover 1 Golden Plover 3 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Curlew 40
24 September 2013
Birds are queued for bling at Castle Espie
Castle Espie is offering a unique opportunity to witness some of the wonderful work the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust do; so join our expert wardens in the Duckery as they ring our captive stock of birds which will include 20 different species from Mandar
24 September 2013
Cranes at Welney
Friends hide Crane - 9
24 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal Wigeon Snipe Shoveler Black-tailed Godwit Whooper Pond Tufted Duck Wigeon Shoveler Mute Swan Mallard Avenues Chiffchaff Avenue Tower Pink-footed Geese Teal Wigeon Shoveler Tufted Duck Merse Pink-footed Geese Canada Geese Greylag Geese Pere
24 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 24th September 2013
1 Marsh Harrier juvenile - flew around the marsh first thing (hard to pinpoint where it landed in the thick fog) 19 Snipe - marsh 100+ Shoveler 100+ Gadwall 3 Yellow Wagtail - 2 flew S, plus 1 on marsh 1 Garganey - juvenile, marsh. This is the 3rd diffe
24 September 2013
Black-tailed godwit record
There were 40 black-tailed godwit down on Wader Lake this evening - the most ever recorded on site.
23 September 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 650 Wigeon 50 Shoveler 20 Snipe 10 Ruff 5 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Saltcot Tower Peregrine 1 Greylag Goose 40 Canada Goose 100 Lapwing 200 Curlew 500 Oystercatcher 4000 Shelduck 2,000 Pink-footed Geese 800 Flood Ground Teal 300 Wigeon 20 Sho
23 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 5 Snipe Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Golden plover Mallard Teal Shoveler Buzzard
23 September 2013
Recent Sightings
Brent numbers across the Lough – 8000 and growing Main Lake 18 Tufted Ducks, 2 little grebes, 25 greylags, barnacle goose, 3 black tailed godwits, 8 teal Fresh water lagoon King Fisher, little grebe, 5 mute swans, 3 tufted ducks General 3 little grebe o
23 September 2013
When should the whooper swans arrive?
The graph below shows the numbers of Whooper Swans during weekly dawn counts in 2012. From beginning of October onwards we should start to see a steady increase in whooper swans arriving at Martin Mere (although the first ones have arrived at Martin Mere
23 September 2013
Today's sightings
Dumbles at high tide No sign of the Buff breasted Sandpiper in a search of the Dumbles grassland and wader roosts over hight tide. 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 3 Little Stint among 39 Ringed Plover and 170 Dunlin. Peregrine Falcon again attacked the roost. 1st
23 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 23rd September 2013
1 Marsh Harrier juvenile - sitting out on marsh all day and then roosted 24 Snipe - site count 17 Wigeon - main lake 11 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Lesser Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon 9 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 1 Willow Warbler - shel
23 September 2013
Today's sightings
Dumbles edge at high tide Note-Peregrine attacked the roost and scattered birds today. Buff-breasted Sandpiper seen a few times briefly. Curlew Sandpiper 4 Little Stint 5 Dunlin 300 Ringed Plover 30 Harbour Seal DB Brent 1 Little Egret 6 Zeiss Hide/Top Ne
22 September 2013
More Birds
Another marvelous day, feeling like the last blast of summer but with loads of autumn/winter birds around the reserve. At least 5000 Pink-footed Geese around the reserve. A few interesting geese among them including a single Barnacle Goose and a possible
22 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd September 2013
WeBS count highlights: 17 Wigeon 73 Gadwall 136 Teal 94 Shoveler 100 Tufted Duck 12 Little Grebe 51 Lapwing 7 Common Snipe 1 Kingfisher Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 male Red-footed Falcon low over site flying south at 17.35hr Recen
22 September 2013