News
Less Whoopers more species?
With the Mere now down at it's summer water levels the number of Whooper Swan spending time during the day on the reserve has dropped back considerably. As it happens a count in the local vicinity (Marsh Moss Lane) produced 440 Whoopers and 2 Bewick's Swa
25 March 2013
Today's sightings
Today’s sightings include – spoonbill, 2 white wagtail, 2 sand martin, 7 chiffchaff, 17 little egret, 68 black tailed godwit, 2 greenshank, 7 lapwing, 22 wigeon, 2 great spotted woodpecker, water rail and sparrowhawk
25 March 2013
'Nenenene' heralds new life despite wintry weather
Two Hawaiian goose goslings have defied the winter weather and hatched at our duckery, where they can now be seen by the public. Also know as 'nenes' (pronounced 'naynays') because of their soft grumbling call, these gentle geese - classified as vulnera
25 March 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Little ringed Plover 4 around pool on the Dumbles/Tack Piece mud and floods Tundra Bean Goose 1 E. White-fronted Goose 24 Wigeon 60 Dunlin 70 Crane 4 GCP birds flew from Knott Pool to Martin Smith Hide Tack Piece Wigeon 70 Zeiss Hide Spoonbil
25 March 2013
25/03/2013
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 76 Mute Swan 41 Wigeon 80 Tufted Duck 30 Canada Goose 3 Greylag Goose 1 Shoveler 15 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 40 Shoveler 10 Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Oystercatcher 3 Black-headed Gull 20 Shelduck 2 Flood G
25 March 2013
Out on the reserve today - 24 March
Main Observatory Black -necked grebe - 1 Little Grebe - 1 Scaup - 2 Red -crested Pochard - 2 Great-crested Grebe - 2 (displaying) Snipe - 15 Curlew - 6 Lady Fen Hen Harrier - 1 (female)
25 March 2013
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM Avocet - 8 Mallard - 43 Shelduck - 12 Heron - 15 Black-headed Gull - 115 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 9 Teal - 10 Canada Goose - 8 Greylag Goose - 6 OTHER BIRDS/AM Jay (River Path) - 1 Kestrel (East Downs) - 1 Tawny Owl (Spring Gill) -
25 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th March 2013
59 Wigeon - marsh 7 Snipe - marsh, reedbed/wildside 2 Chiffchaff – wildside hide and wildside/world wetlands border 1 Skylark – W over wildside 1 Stonechat - marsh Because of the danger of falling roof tiles, unfortunately it is necessary for
25 March 2013
Today's sightings
Tack Piece Spoonbill 1 feeding in scrape or roosting adjacent. Wigeon 70 Goshawk flew over flushing all of the birds late morning. Black-tailed Godwit 57 (mobile flock) Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 1 E White-fronted Goose 24 Common Scoter pair on the eb
24 March 2013
Today's bird sightings
Today’s sightings include – 3 sand martin, 7 chiffchaff, 11 little egret, buzzard, peregrine, 57 black tailed godwit, 3 greenshank, 12 redshank, 37 lapwing, 34 wigeon, 5 great crested grebe, 4 little grebe, 2 great spotted woodpecker, reed bunting and
24 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 24th March 2013
1 Bittern - dropped into reeds by Headley Hide at 4:30 p.m. 53 Wigeon - scrape 2 Pintail - pair 4 Mandarin – males, world wetlands 1 Peregrine – on the hospital, eating prey 1 Little Egret - main lake 1 Ringed Plover – main lake, long shingle island
24 March 2013
TODAY'S SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE/AM Avocet - 9 Lapwing - 6 Black-headed Gull - 110 Canada Goose - 14 Greylag Goose - 11 Redshank - 6 Teal - 14 Mallard - 26 Heron - 31 Shelduck - 26 SALINE LAGOON/AM Shelduck - 14 Mallard - 18 OTHER BIRDS/AM Kestrel (East Downs) -
24 March 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Mute Swan 41 Wigeon 120 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 3 Greylag Goose 1 Shoveler 21 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 40 Shoveler 10 Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Oystercatcher 3 Black-headed Gull 20 Shelduck 2 Flood
24 March 2013
Brass Monkey looking for lost property...
Looking out on the Mere today watching a thousand or so assorted waders and wildfowl going about their business, and marveling how seemingly unaffected most were by the bitter easterlies strafing the reserve. Two Common Buzzard were coming in close by the
23 March 2013
Avocet update
Nine (yes, NINE!) avocets are now on Wader Lake! Could a tenth now arrive and break our 2012 site record of four nesting pairs? Watch this space...:-)
23 March 2013