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Wildlife sightings for 11th August 2015
1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh near wildside hide 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 2 Blackcap juveniles - Thames bank August bird highlights: Buzzard,
11 August 2015
Latest Sightings
High Tide 10:48 8.1m With water levels low and lots of muddy edges around the Folly Pond the migrating waders are beginning to drop in. Green and Common Sandpipers have been on the pond the last few days and also a group of Ruff have now joined them. T
11 August 2015
Wood Sand still &....
The Rushy Wood Sandpiper 1 Juvenile Green Sandpiper 7 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Kingfisher 1 Crane 2 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 8 Teal 25 Grey Heron 1 The South Lake Ruff 3 Redshank 59 Black-tailed Godwit 124 Lapwing 30 Gadwall 40 Great-crested Grebe 3 T
11 August 2015
Today's Highlights
Black-tailed godwit Ruff Snipe Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Greenshank Ringed plover House martin
11 August 2015
Six species of raptor
Click on map to enlarge Blustery showers early on followed by breezy sunshine. A quality raptor day with 6 species recorded. One or possibly 2 Hobbies seen today the first mid morning flew south over the reserve follo
10 August 2015
Stoat and Weasel - Spot the Difference
Stoats and weasels are easily mistaken for one another. Both small mammals are often moving very fast and don't tend to stay out in the open for long. But if you focus on the bottom end; if the tail has a black tip you are looking at a stoat! https://yout
10 August 2015
Today's Highlights
Tree sparrow Hobby-2 on Lady Fen Marsh harrier Tree sparrow-on feeder beside cafe Yellow wagtail Dunlin-3 Black-tailed godwit-6 Ruff-38 Wood sandpiper-2 Common sandpiper-2 Green sandpiper-6 Snipe-2 Green woodpecker-2
10 August 2015
Recent sightings - 10th August
The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, Senior Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Tufted duck 9, Coot 11, Mallard 240, Wigeon 1, Black-headed gull 1. Freshwater lagoon – visible from Brent Hide
10 August 2015
Wildlife sightings for 10th August 2015
1 Green Sandpiper - flying low round wildside calling 1 Kingfisher - wildside 2 Sedge Warbler - wildside 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 50+ Swift - feeding high over reserve 15 House Martin - feeding high over reserve August bird highlights: Buzzard, Ke
10 August 2015
Wood Sandpiper
Rushy The Wood Sandpiper that turned up yesterday is showing well here this morning along with 10 of the Green Sandpipers. A lone Crane was here as well as a Heron and 16 Teal. A Grey Wagtail usually appears around mid day as well. Robbie Garnett Hide Ano
10 August 2015
Wildlife sightings
Today's highlights were 3 Green sandpipers, over fly Greenshank, 2 Stoats near the Lapwing hide, 5 Grey wagtails feeding on the netting of the Icelandic pen and multiple sightings of the Kingfishers at various points around the reserve. Amongst the small
9 August 2015
Today’s Bird Sightings
British Steel Hide Yellow-legged gull juvenile 1 Ruff female juvenile 1 Greenshank 19 Redshank 53 Knot 1 Dunlin 3 Black-Tailed Godwit 560 Lapwing 23 Teal 4 Lesser Black Backed Gull 73 Peregrine Kingfisher
9 August 2015
Today's Highlights
Cuckoo Marsh harrier Dunlin Greenshank Ruff-9 Hobby Green sandpiper-3 Kingfisher-summer walk Kestrel Tree sparrows Otter footprints-under bridge
9 August 2015
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 5 Lapwing 50 Linnet 30+ Green Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Ruff 3 Redshank 1 Mallard Moorhen Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets Reed Bunting Swallows with young Moorhen Mallard Avenue Tower Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet Mallard Heron Marsh Harri
9 August 2015
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Black tailed Godwit - 9 Avocet - 4 + 3 juvenile Lapwing - 72 Redshank - 16 Black Headed Gull - 38 Curlew - 1 Common Tern - 1 Shelduck - 4 5 Shoveler - 5 Teal - 2 Grey Heron - 13 SALINE LAGOON / AM Little Egret - 1
9 August 2015