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A great day on the reserve lots of Lapwing chicks on Lady Fen and Yellow wagtails around the cattle look out for the... Blue headed wagtail on Lady Fen
4 May 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 10 pairs Dunlin 70 called in at high tide Ringed Plover 2 came in at high tide Little ringed Plover `1 White Wagtail 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Peregrine 1 Sanderling 4 Curlew 1 Whimbrel 1 Redshank 2 Swallows/Sand Martin Zeiss Hide Garganey male
4 May 2015
Cuckoo
The first Cuckoo of the year heard and seen near the Kingfisher Hide early afternoon. This sighting was two weeks earlier than last year although the mean early date in Lancashire is the 16th April. More Whimbrel with a flock of 14. Three Little Ringed Pl
4 May 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese Only 300 geese were present this morning. We assume these bird have moved to Rockcliffe Marsh in Cumbria where they gather before they head north to breed. Some Barnacle Geese have already been seen in Helgeland, Norway. Whooper Pond Mallar
4 May 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide Low/Time - AM Avocet - 14 Lapwing - 16 Oystercatcher - 3 Grey Heron - 28 Common Tern - 6 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Shoveler - 6 Shelduck - 16 Coot - 2 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 1 Other Birds Around Site Blackcap - Wader
4 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 4th May 2015
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Common Snipe - marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 5 Redshank - scrape 8 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 32 Stock Dove - site count 25 Swift - site count 2 Skylark - marsh, one singing (very rare here) 2 Whinchat - pair,
4 May 2015
Latest Sightings
A damp start with south easterlies half promised a Black Tern or two but they didn't materialise. Some new birds were seen including a smart male Yellow Wagtail briefly on the Mere mid afternoon. Still a few Wheatear on the outer edge of the reserve. Med
3 May 2015
Rain at last and a nice selection of Waders.
Rushy Mediteranean Gull 1 1st summer bird with a white plastic ring 3KPR. Little Gull 1 1st summer here briefly before going to South Lake. Avocet 1 pair incubating. Holden Tower (At high tide) All waders below were seen distantly over the estuary at high
3 May 2015
Today's Sightings
Weather: Rain Time: AM / Tide level: Low Wader Lake Avocet - 10 Shoveler - 3 Greylag Goose - 33 Shelduck - 27 Common Tern - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 Grey Heron - 12 Lapwing - 1 Black-backed Gull - 2 Black-headed Gull - 4 River Wear Cormorant - 5
3 May 2015
May 3rd 2015
Good Morning All! After a damp start, it's turning a little drier and the animals are showing beautifully. Today's sightings (so far); RESERVE; Water voles, Reed bunting, Goldfinch, Wren, Tree Creeper, Dunnock, Bullfinch, Robin, Nuthatch, Song thrush, Ch
3 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 3rd May 2015
1 Bittern - showing very well on grazing marsh from Peacock Tower 1 Peregrine - flew over main lake with a Starling 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon islands 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 3 Snipe - marsh
3 May 2015
Latest Sightings
Raw easterlies and occasional rain made the beginning of May seem more like March. A flock of 14 Whimbrel didn't hang around and headed North off the reserve early afternoon. Breeding plumage Ruff are present along with a fair number of siting Avocet. Bot
2 May 2015
Today's Sightings
Time: AM / Tide level: very low. Wader Lake Avocet - 14 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Dunlin - 1 Redshank - 5 Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 14 + 2 chicks Common Tern - 15 Grey Heron - 21 + 20 young Shoveler - 5 Shelduck - 17 Pied Wagtail
2 May 2015
Recent Sightings - 2nd May
The following sightings were recorded by Pete Matchett, Reserve Warden Swallows have well and truly returned with numbers of around 30 feeding over the Main Lake and Freshwater Lagoon. One pair also seem to be interested in nesting in the round house. Ri
2 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 2nd May 2015
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Oystercatcher - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Common Tern - 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh along the fence line 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 7 Reed Warbler - reedbed, She
2 May 2015