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Pink-foot influx starts ?
Over 600 Pink-footed Geese came in to roost near the United Utilities hide just before dusk, before being flushed by a helicopter. Still returning in smaller groups up until dark. Don't forget late opening nights every Wednesday and Saturday from next W
18 September 2015
Today's Highlights
Wryneck around the feeders below the café!! Kingfishers
18 September 2015
Purple and Black still!
The Kingfisher Hide PURPLE HERON 1 Juvenile seen again in the Bottom New Piece Kingfisher 2 Tree Pipit 1 Yellowhammer 1 The South Lake BLACK TERN 1 juvenile still present and showing well Lapwing 250 Black-tailed Godwit 77 Greylag Goose 500 Great-crested
18 September 2015
Wildlife sightings for 18th September 2015
44 Lapwing - main lake 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 8 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 22 Meadow Pipit - mostly fly overs heading SW, NW with a few dropping onto site 250 Swallow - main lake, grazing marsh, mostly fly overs hea
18 September 2015
Wildlife sightings for 17th September 2015
1 Ruff - grazing marsh 37 Meadow Pipit - mostly fly overs heading South with a few dropping onto the marsh 2 Skylark - flew over heading South 5 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 35 Siskin - entrance area 1 Linnet - flew over heading South 200 House Martin -
18 September 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 15:51 8.6m Whooper Pond Mallard 168 Tufted Duck 6 Gadwall 5 Folly Pond Teal 600 Mallard 20 Shoveler 5 Lapwing 7 Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 4 cygnets (and 1 lone cygnet nearby) Lapwing 181 Golden Plover 84 Linnet 60+ Pied Wagtail 20+ Grey He
18 September 2015
Recent Sightings
31 Pink-footed Geese this morning, the largest count so far, but hopefully a number which will be increased daily over the next couple of weeks. 2 Green Sandpipers, at least 40 Ruff, and 2 Marsh Harriers were seen from the Ron Barker hide, where 2 Kingfis
17 September 2015
On the move
Our Chilean flamingo chick is really active at the moment and can easily be seen taking its first forays into the water and preening alongside the adults. It makes us rather nostalgic for the time we spent hand-rearing some of its flock buddies at this a
17 September 2015
Thursdays bird news
The Kingfisher Hide PURPLE HERON 1 Juvenile showing on and off in the Bottom New Piece. The South lake Black Tern 1 Black-tailed Godwit 60 Redshank 15 Lapwing 200 Teal 250 Shoveler 45 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 10 Redshank 27 Greenshank 1 T
17 September 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 15:20 8.9m Whooper Pond Mallard 210 Tufted Duck 6 Gadwall 6 Wigeon 1 Little Grebe 3 juveniles Folly Pond Teal 600 Mallard 20 Wigeon 15 Shoveler 5 Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 4 cygnets Lapwing 221 Golden Plover 39 Curlew 18 Buzzard 1 Brown H
17 September 2015
Today's Highlights
Crane- 3 Buzzard Green sandpiper Black-tailed godwit Ruff- 50 Marsh harrier Cetti's warbler Wigeon- 30 Barn owl
17 September 2015
Latest Sightings
A lovely day on the reserve. Plenty of Meadow Pipit and Skylark moving today. If you find yourself somewhere relatively quiet at this time of year these and other species can be heard calling over head for the first few hours of the day as they make there
16 September 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Teal - 30 Grey Heron - 5 Redshank - 2 Lapwing - 120 Sandpiper - 1 Snipe - 1 Black Headed Gull - 20 Ruff - 4 Other Birds Curlew - Window on the Wear - Kingfisher - Forgotten Meadow Hawthorn Wood Coal Tit - 10 Great Tit - 6 B
16 September 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th September 2015
10 Wigeon - main lake 23 Greylag Goose - marsh 1 Kingfisher - perched on middle reedbed boardwalk Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Common Sandpiper 120 House Martin 20 Sand Martin 20 Swallow 4 Yellow Wagtail 3 Meadow Pipit 27 Chiffchaff 1 Wil
16 September 2015
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Greenshank 3 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 40 Ruff 10 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Lapwing 200 Teal 357 The South Lake BLACK TERN 1 Great-crested Grebe 2 Shoveler 60 Teal 200 Black-tailed Godwit 74 Ruff 10 Redshank 3 Lapwing 200 Avocet 4 The R
16 September 2015