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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 14 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 4 Oystercatcher - 4 Mute Swan - 2 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 6 Grey Heron - 29 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Greylag Moose - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 4 G
14 April 2014
Reed Warbler
A Reed Warbler reported from the Reed Bed Walk is the first of the year. At least 60 Curlew dropped in on Vinson's viewed from the Ron Barker Hide. Also present 10+ Ruff inc breeding plumage male, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, a few Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, C.4
13 April 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Estuary TAIGA BEAN GEESE 2-on the saltmarsh island among the Canada Geese Ringed Plover 9 Dunlin 45 Lapwing 10+ pairs Avocet 4 pairs on the scrape Little Egret 1 Wheatear 3 Willow Warbler, Blackcap and Chiffchaff all singing Estuary-Middle Po
13 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 13th April 2014
1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 7 Redshank - scrape, marsh 1 Black-tailed Godwit - marsh 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - scrape 5 Wheatear - marsh 1 Willow Warbler - south route April bird highlights: Buzzard
13 April 2014
White Wags
A few White Wagtails dropped in this morning on the Mere. Willow Warbler singing near the Kingfisher Hide, still plenty of Blackcap and Chiffchaff around. Sand Martin and Swallow moving through and just down the road, returning House Martin. Nice to see s
12 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 12th April 2014
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Glaucous x herring Gull - main lake 1 Arctic Tern - main lake 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Oystercatcher - wader scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Garden Warbler - singing
12 April 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 13 Tufted Duck 38 Oystercatcher 2 White Wagtail 2 Swallow 2 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 20 Shoveler 4 Shelduck 24 Gadwall 2 Ruff 5 Redshank 27 Black-tailed Godwit 12 Oystercatcher 4 Avenue Tower Brown Hare 3 Teal 10 Golden Plover 234
12 April 2014
Todays sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 12 very active on scrape some birds possibly incubating. Oystercatcher 2 lapwing 10 plus pairs at least 4 incubating. Taiga Bean Goose 2 distantly with Canada's on the salt-marsh. Willow Warbler 1 Cettis 1 Swallow 5 Reed Bunting 1 King
12 April 2014
Flirting; the waterfowl way...
Attraction is a fascinating concept. I just love looking at the breeding birds interact at this time of year. There are so many reasons for and variations in copulation display across the animal kingdom that it is difficult to even know where to start! I
11 April 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 12 Lapwing - 10 Redshank - 21 Oystercatcher - 4 Shelduck - 30 Gadwall - 5 Tufted Duck - 10 Teal - 14 Grey Heron - 35 +12 chicks Saline Lagoon/AM/Low Tide Avocet - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck -2 Grey Heron -
11 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 11th April 2014
1 Common Tern - hunting on main lake and grazing marsh. 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 5 Buzzard - spotted around midday 3 Yellow Wagtail - 1 flew E along river, 2 heard calling over grazing marsh 19 Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh
11 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Greenshank - 1 Some additional sightings from yesterday:- Black-tailed godwit - 2500 Avocet -54 Dunlin - 20 Little ringed plover - 3 pairs Ringed plover - 2 Sedge warbler - 1 Willow warbler - 1 Yellow wagtail - 1 Buzzard - 1
11 April 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 1 Mute Swan 9 Tufted Duck 38 Wigeon 7 Oystercatcher 2 Pied Wagtail 1 Folly Pond Teal 20 Wigeon 30 Shoveler 4 Shelduck 19 Gadwall 4 Redshank 27 Black-tailed Godwit 15 Oystercatcher 4 Avenue Tower Brown Hare 2 Teal 50 Oystercatche
11 April 2014
Todays sightings
Holden Tower Great activity here from the Avocets as they prospect for nest sites Avocet 13 Little Ringed Plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 28 Wheatear 1 Curlew 1 Fox 1 Taiga Bean Goose 2 Distantly on the salt-marsh with 44 Canada Geese. Willow Warbler 1 L
11 April 2014
April reserve update
April Reserve update Spring has sprung earlier this year at Washington Birds The earliest returning avocet returned from its wintering grounds on the 23rd Feb a week earlier than the previous record. April has also seen new records set with 15 adult bird
10 April 2014