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Recent sightings - 29th June
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 11, Greylag 7 (+ 5 goslings), Coot 3, Shelduck 2 (+ 8 ducklings). Freshwater lagoon – visible from
Wood Sandpiper still present.
Wood Sandpiper on Vinson's Marsh Click to enlarge Wood Sandpiper still present late afternoon from the Ron Barker. Other waders present today include 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 100+
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Tufted Duck - 6 & 13 chicks Grey Heron - 29 Avocet - 14 & 9 chicks Lapwing - 25 Shelduck - 1 & 14 chicks Redshank - 1 Gadwall - 3 & 3 ducklings Common Tern - 37 & 5 chicks Swallow - 4 Black-
Wildlife sightings for 29th June 2015
7 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 4 Teal - marsh 1 Gadwall brood - 7 ducklings, scrape June bird highlights: Garganey, Little Egret, Hobby, Red Kite, Kestrel, Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Mediterranean Gull,
Today's highlights
Wood sandpiper Main observatory Wood sandpiper - 1 Greenshank - 1
Today's Highlights
Quail- singing by Nelson-Lyle hide Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
An adult Wood Sandpiper from Ron Barker was the best new sighting of the day, showing well near the hide, also 2 Ruff from here and 4+ Little ringed Plover. An imm female Marsh Harrier is present and touring the reserve, also good numbers of Black-tailed
Today's sightings
South Lake Pectoral Sandpiper still present Digiscoped images-M.J.McGill. Black-tailed Godwit 30+ Redshank 30+ Ruff male Great Crested Grebe pair + chick Teal 2 Gadwall 10 Mandarin 1 Holden Tower/Middle Point Estuary Shelduck 175 + 10 ducklings (2 broo
Cuckoo activity.
Last week there was a sighting from the wetlands discovery boat safari of a female Cuckoo leaving the reeds with an egg in her beak. This was the brief moment when a cuckoo female lays her egg in the host nest (in this case a Reed warbler) and removes one
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Mid Avocet - 22 + 8 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 2 Black tailed Godwit - 1 Curlew - 1 Redshank - 4 Lapwing - 17 Common Tern - 79 Black Headed Gull - 62 Grey Heron - 29 Teal - 1 Shoveler - 4 Sedge Warbler - 1 Swallow - 16 Stock
Wildlife sightings for 28th June 2015
1 Little Egret - marsh 3 Gadwall broods 5 Shoveler 1 Grey Wagtail - flew high NW June bird highlights: Garganey, Little Egret, Hobby, Red Kite, Kestrel, Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Mediterranean Gull, Cas
Latest Sightings
Click to enlarge A pleasant summers day and the return of the first 'autumn' Ruff, a male, just starting to moult out of it's breeding plumage. It was a little distant on Sunley's Marsh feeding with Black-tailed Godwi
Today's Highlights
Quail- singing by Friends hide Greenshank Marsh harrier
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Avocet - 14 + 9 chicks Redshank - 2 + 4 fledged young Black tailed Godwit - 1 Curlew - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Lapwing - 7 Black headed Gull - 52 + 1 chick Common Tern - 77 + 5 chicks Grey Heron - 15 + 20 juvenile
Wildlife sightings for 27th June 2015
3 Tufted Duck broods - wildside, wader scrape 1 Gadwall brood - wader scrape 1 Pochard brood - reservoir lagoon 1 Red Kite - circled high above site before flying off SW 1 Hobby - flew over heading W 150 Swift - over site and river June bird highlights: G