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Today's Highlights
Little egret Lapwing Golden plover Moorhen Redshank Black-tailed godwit Dunlin Coot Water rail Ruff Curlew Cormorant Shelduck Teal Pintail Gadwall Shoveler Pochard Mallard Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swans from Lyle hide Canada geese Greylag geese Co
Monday 26th November - Reserve Sightings - Plenty of Passerines!
Good morning all! It's a very frosty morning on site today and the 130 Whoopers on the pond have had to spend their first feed breaking through sheets of ice; winter has truly arrived. And with this arrival of the colder weather there are plenty of bird
Latest Sightings
A big thank you to everybody who came along at the weekend to the North West Bird Watching Festival. The weather was great and there was lots of bird activity over the two days. Great for raptors with at least 5 Marsh Harrier around the reserve and coming
Big count of Mandarin and winter thrushes moving through
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 15 Mandarin - world wetlands, wildside 6 Fieldfare - South route 8 Redwing - flew over heading SW 9 Siskin - flew over heading SE 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Meadow Pipit - flew o
Sightings + news concerning South Lake work schedule
Top New Piece from Zeiss Hide 28 Pintail, 5 Pochard, calling Cetti's Warbler, 360 Dunlin, 90 Golden Plover, 340 Wigeon, 220 Teal and 34 Snipe on the islands to the N end. Bottom New Piece from Zeiss Hide 58 E. White-fronted Geese came in to drink after be
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose Pink-footed goose (x13) Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Bittern (Nelson/Lyle hide) Curlew Bla
Wildlife sightings - 25/11/18
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Water rail 1 Shelduck 6 Shoveler 4 Snipe 1 Teal 7 Great black-backed gull 1 Saline Lagoon Teal 2 Shelduck 2 Long-tailed tits 8 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk 1 Great tit 9 Chaffinch 5 Blue tit 5 Coal tit 4 Other birds Tawny owl
Bittern showing very well from Headley Hide
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Grey Wagtail - world wetlands 2 Skylark - flew over hea
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Pink-footed goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Great egret Little egret Curlew Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Snipe Du
Saturday 24th November Sightings
Zeiss Hide Bewicks Swan 18 from Kingfisher hide. Whitefronted Goose 37 Barnacle Goose 231 Wigeon 314 Pochard 11 Golden Plover 115 Lapwing 1140 Dunlin 486 Ruff 9 Snipe 18 GBB Gull 48 a high count for this area. Holden Tower Peregrine 2 on cross fence, 3 B
A Little Owl to start the day
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Shelduck 2 Water Rail - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 18 Fieldfare - flew over heading SW 1 Little
Bird News
Lots of birds around today - a great primer for the North West Birdwatching festival which takes place at Martin Mere this weekend ( https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/experience/north-west-bird-watching-festival/ ). 2 Avocets on the Mere
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Little egret Curlew (x4) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Lapwing Black-h
Falcons in the mist
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 14 Fieldfare - 2 on South route & 12 heading NW 1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 2 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck,
Recent sightings 21st-23rd November
Water Rail cc WWT stock image British Steel Hide It has been a good week for Lapwing on the salt marsh with around 150 being seen throughout the week. Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank and Greenshank have also been seen a