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WeBS Count
Highlights from today's Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS count) [...]
Out on the reserve today
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150 Whooper Swan
The Whooper Swan count this morning was down to 150. Ideal weather for them to be migrating North. Similar wader counts to yesterday although a few Common Snipe were also recorded. Worth noting th [...]
Today's updated wild bird sightings
spoonbill pinkfooted goose spotted redshank greenshank c250 black tailed godwits 61 curlew 43 greylag goose 115 shelduck 26 wigeon 5 pintail [...]
Today's sightings
A spoonbill is present on the saline lagoons and is best viewed from the British steel hide. Other sightings include 43 curlew, 11 black tailed godwit, 26 lapwing, 3 grey heron, 52 greylag goose, 43 s [...]
Wildlife sightings for 26th March 2012
1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 4 Redshank - main lake and marsh 12 Snipe - marsh and main lake 6 Cetti's Warbler - all singing, wildside, reedbed, main [...]
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Cackling Canada Goose 1 Canada Goose 19 (all on spartina island) Peregrine 1 Skylark 4 pairs Lapwing 20 in 'wintering' mode and 22 in breeding mode, ie on territory [...]
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet 9 Shoveler 2 Shelduck 22 Teal 18 Heron 36 Greylag 16 Canada Geese 6 Lapwing 29 Redshank 16 O [...]
Less Whoopers More Spring
A Whooper Swan count was down to 316 birds. Most of these will have left by the beginning of April. Water levels in front of the Ron Barker Hide were dropped a few weeks ago to provide better habitat [...]
Recent sightings
Reserve 22nd March Catttle Egret spotted on Shingle Bank amongst the Black headed Gulls. Today was spotted with our Swans on the main lake. [...]
Wildlife sightings for 25th March 2012
2 Shelduck - main lake 4 Redshank - main lake 1 Sand Martin - flew over main lake 1 Blackcap - male, waterlife 6 Cetti's Warbler - singing across reserve Also: 1 [...]
Today's sightings
Little Gull passage A flock of 17 to 23 flew off the estuary near to Frampton with Black-headed Gulls and headed NNE at 1330. They may have carried on migrating. At 1345 an adult was feed [...]
Scorchio!
How nice was today! Temperatures nudged 18 degrees and apparently it's likely to continue for the next 5 days at least. Now could somebody just improve the visibilty a bit and we will all be happy [...]
Wildlife sightings for 24th March 2012
4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 8 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 6 Cetti's Warbler - all singing wildside, reedbed, main lake, waterlife, sheltered lagoon 3 Chiffchaff - wildsid [...]
Out on the reserve today
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