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Sunday 16th august 2015
Afternoon All! Hope you are having a lovely day? Today's sightings for you. RESERVE; Green & Great spotted woodpecker, Pied & Grey wagtail, Blue/ Great & long-tailed tit, Wood pigeon, Collared dove, Cetti's warbler, Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Bla
16 August 2015
Latest Sightings
A good selection of birds over the weekend with 6 species of raptor seen. Four different Marsh Harrier (2 imm + 2 juv), imm female Peregrine, 8+ Common Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk and Hobby. Wood Sandpiper from the Ron Barker Hide on Saturday but el
16 August 2015
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 50 Shoveler 2 Lapwing 50 Linnet 30+ WOOD SANDPIPER 3 Common Sandpiper 1 Ruff 5 Snipe 5 Redshank 1 Mallard Moorhen Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Reed Bunting Swallows Moorhen Mallard Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Mallard Heron Whi
16 August 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th August 2015
2 Buzzard - flew high over main lake 26 Teal - site count 1 Kestrel 4 Common Tern - 2 adult, 2 juvenile 1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 1 Snipe - marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Spotted Flycatcher -
16 August 2015
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE / AM/ MID TIDE Lapwing - 110+ Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Black-headed Gull - 30 Redshank - 14 Grey Heron - 2 Teal - 3 Stock Dove - 3 Swallow - 1 Curlew - 2 Shelduck - 1 SALINE LAGOON / AM Black-Headed Gull - 8 OTHER BIRDS / AM Black
16 August 2015
Today's Highlights
Ruff Dunlin Green sandpiper Marsh harrier Buzzard Hobby Curlew Yellow wagtail
16 August 2015
Dragonfly - 30,000 Lenses
Vision is the most important sense to a dragonfly. Their compound eyes are incredible allowing them to see forwards, alongside, above and behind all at the same time! Luckily we aren't on the menu and can watch them hunting for smaller prey. https://youtu
15 August 2015
A flush of juvenile waders
Rushy Very busy here with great views of the Wood Sandpiper and 2 adult Greenshank. there was also a single Black Tailed Godwit and 2 Snipe. A family of 4 Grey Wagtails were around the edges and on the office roof. Watch out for two Garganey that dropped
15 August 2015
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE / AM / LOW TIDE Little Egret - 1 Green Sandpiper - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Greenshank - 1 Redshank - 44 Curlew - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Common Snipe - 3 Black-headed Gull - 71 Lapwing - 63 SALINE LAGOON / AM Black-headed Gull - 50 Shel
15 August 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Black Tailed Godwit - 4 Common Snipe - 2 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 32 Garganey - 1 Teal - 14 Shoveler - 6 Gadwall - 4 Mallard - 26 Grey Heron - 16 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 2 Mallard - 42 Other Birds Cormorant - River - 1 Ki
15 August 2015
Wildlife sightings for 15th August 2015
1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 80 House Martin - feeding low over the main lake 20 Swift - feeding low over the main lake 3 Willow Warbler - wildside, sheltered lagoon 2 Chiffchaff - wildside August bird hi
15 August 2015
Today's Highlights
Ruff Greenshank Green sandpiper Yellow wagtail Snipe Marsh harrier Common sandpiper Crane Dunlin
15 August 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 13:44 8.9m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets - also use Back Pond and Teal Pond Mallard 104 - in eclipse plumage Gadwall 1 Tufted Duck 1 Folly Pond Ruff 8 Black-tailed Godwit 11 Lapwing 113 Curlew 77 Snipe 7 Mallard 37 Teal 32 Shoveler 2
15 August 2015
Recent Sightings
A lovely fresh juvenile Wood Sandpiper was a new bird in today, favouring Vinson's Marsh viewed from Ron Barker Hide. Plenty of Ruff too, with quite a few juveniles, also at least 6 Dunlin (adults & juvs), 10+ Black-tailed Godwit, several Snipe and 30
14 August 2015
Recent sightings - 14th August
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 4, Coot 2, Mallard 200. Freshwater lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannog Mallard 3, Tufted d
14 August 2015