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Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of weeks. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 90 Moorhen 6 Pied Wagtail 3 juv House Martins Swallows Folly Pon
3 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - High Black Headed Gull - 72 Redshank - 22 Grey Heron - 15 Lapwing - 147 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 5 Common Tern - 6 Gadwall - 1 Tufted Duck - 10 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 22 Lapwing - 9 Shelduck - 1 Other Birds Jay -
3 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 3rd August 2014
1 Ruddy Duck - male, main lake 1 Hobby - seen in wildside, later one seen over Fulham 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wildside July bird highlights: Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Red Kite, Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpip
3 August 2014
Glossy ibis and todays sightings
Glossy ibis Lady Fen Glossy ibis - 1 showing well Snipe - 35+ Little ringed plover - 1 Little egret - 12 Main observatory Swallows on second brood of young in the North wing hide, the chicks have only recently hatched
3 August 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart male Yellow Wagtail Pied Wagtail 3 Barnacle Goose 34 South Lake Ruff 4 Black-tailed Godwit 132 Redshank 37 Lapwing 287 Common Tern 3 Little Grebe 1 juv Greylag 251 Mandarin 1 Shoveler 30 Gadwall 40 Coot 30 Tufted Duck 40 Zeiss Hide/T
3 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Time/AM Tide/High Wader Lake Lapwing - 145 Shelduck - 9 Grey Heron - 10 Black-headed Gull - 23 Redshank - 18 Common Tern - 10 Tufted Duck - 9 Teal - 4 Wader Lake Path Wren - 1 Saline Lagoon Black-headed Gull - 17 Mallard - 7 &
2 August 2014
Today's sightings- 3 Cattle Egrets
Cattle Egrets (3) The 2 summer plumage adults were joined by a 3rd individual today that looked to be a juvenile. They are at the north end of our reserve and can be seen on a Land Rover Safari (Weather permitting) The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 22 Redsh
2 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Snipe and black-tailed godwit Main observatory Green sandpiper - 2 Black-tailed godwit - 14 Lady Fen Glossy ibis - 1 Little egret - 20 Snipe - 7 Dragonfly walk sightings Common damselfly Blue-tailed damselfly Ruddy da
2 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 2nd August 2014
1 Garganey - main lake spotted from Headley hide 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Snipe - main lake 2 Kingfisher - entrance lake, reedbed July bird highlights: Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Red Kite, Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little
2 August 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next few weeks. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 76 Moorhen 9 House Martins Sand Martins Swallows Folly Pond Little Ring
2 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Common Snipe - 6 Curlew - 2 Redshank - 14 Lapwing - 311 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Sandpiper - 1 Common Tern - 27 Grey Heron - 12 Teal - 10 Shelduck - 4 Sedge Warbler - 1 & 4 young Saline Lagoon Green
1 August 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next few weeks. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mallard 79 Moorhen 7 House Martins Sand Martins Swallows Folly Pond Snipe 17 Lapwing 5 Mallard 40 Pied
1 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 1st August 2014
1 Snipe - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Peregrine - Perched on charing cross hospital 4 Chiffchaff - all calling sheltered lagoon, wildside Additional sightings from yesterday: 3 Common Sandpiper - main lake Ju
1 August 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Dunlin 18 Snipe 7 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Avocet 6 The South Lake Dunlin 7 Ruff 4 Redshank 29 Black-tailed Godwit 132 Lapwing 169 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 21 Redshank 1 Avocet 8 Lapwing 6 The Summer Walkway Cuckoo 1 juvenile The Zeiss Hide
1 August 2014
Bird News
Another good day with plenty of action around the reserve. Four Marsh Harrier now present, keeping many of the smaller birds on their toes so to speak. Other raptors included 5 Kestrel, 4 Common Buzzard and Sparrowhawk. A juvenile Yellow Wagtail was prese
31 July 2014