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Our swans reach Russia!
Six of our transmitter swans have reached Russia and are now more than half way into their journey to the arctic! Daisy Clarke, Hope and pair BEWI17 and BEWI20 have all settled around Lake Ladoga, Andres remains on Lake Ilmen while Pola has reached anothe
14 April 2015
Today's bird sightings
Lagoon 408 black tailed godwit, 4 Mediterranean gull, 6 shoveler, 4 tufted duck and 4 willow warbler. British Steel hide 22 black tailed godwit, greenshank, 8 redshank, 6 little egret, 2 wigeon, 6 teal, 6 shoveler, 4 tufted duck, 4 sand martin, 8 swallo
14 April 2015
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Van de Bovenkamp Hide Top New Piece Common Sandpiper 1 Little-ringed Plover on the islands Swallow 5 Teal 20 Shoveler 26 Lapwing 16 Black-tailed Godwit mobile flock Wheatear 3 male and a one female South Lake Black-tailed Godwit mobile flock Av
14 April 2015
Blue-headed yellow wagtail
Lady Fen Blue-headed yellow wagtail - 1 Yellow wagtail - 30+ Avocet Barn owl Bewick's swan Black-headed gull Black-tailed godwit Blackbird Blackcap Blue tit Buzzard Crow Cetti's warbler Chaffinch Chiffchaff Collard dove Common gull Common tern Coot Cormor
14 April 2015
Ring Ouzel (mega)
With migration now coming into full swing we have been looking with envy at sites (mostly coastal) turning up migrants. This has been particularly true regarding Ring Ouzel. This male (below) was feeding along the boundary of the reserve parallel to the r
14 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 14th April 2015
1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 8 Redshank - scrape 1 Wheatear - marsh 5 Blackcap 2 Sedge Warbler 1 Reed Warbler Additional sightings for yesterday: 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull 1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 4 Yellow Wagtail 1 Reed Warbler - shel
14 April 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 4 High Tide 08:49 7.9m Whooper Pond Mute Swan 15 Mallard 45 Tufted Duck 8 Wigeon 3 Swallow 2 Oystercatcher 2 - nesting Folly Pond Teal 20 Wigeon 10 Shelduck 12 Shoveler 8 Pintail 2 Whooper Swa
14 April 2015
More Spring
A couple of new arrivals with Blackcap yesterday (and today) singing along the nature trail and Willow Warbler today with 3 different birds singing around the reserve. We can expect Sedge, Reed and Grasshopper Warbler in the near future. A 3rd year(?) mal
13 April 2015
A calmer day following the strong winds.
Warblers/migrants 20+ Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 20+ Chiffchaff, 8+ Cetti's Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler and 4 Reed Warbler all singing on site. Kingfisher Hide has all six species audible around the hide. A roaming part of 40 Sand Martin have been feeding
13 April 2015
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 5,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 6 High Tide 07:27 7.7m Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 2 Mute Swan 14 Mallard 42 Tufted Duck 25 Black-headed Gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 - nesting Folly Pond Teal 20 Wigeon 10 Shelduck 3 Shoveler 12 Pint
13 April 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Avocet (mating) - 14 Lapwing (on territories) - 10 Redshank - 1 Mute Swan - 4 Shoveler - 5 Pintail (possible escapes/unknown) - 2 Grey Heron - 20+ (8+ chicks) Shelduck - 20+ Salin
13 April 2015
Wildlife sightings for 13th April 2015
2 Shelduck - main lake 7 Redshank - scrape, marsh 1 Kittiwake - main lake 1 Wheatear - male, S side of grazing marsh 10 Swallow 4 House Martin 1 Grasshopper Warbler - singing to right hand side of Dulverton hide 11 Willow Warbler 9 Blackcap 2 Sedge Warble
13 April 2015
Today's sightings
Migrants Little ringed Plover feeding on the Top New Piece and Dumbles scrape today. White Wagtail x4 have been feeding in the flashes and scrape on the Dumbles, sometimes with a pair of Pied Wagtail. Reed Warbler- one singing in the South Finger reed be
12 April 2015
Todays Sightings
A fantastic spring day on the reserve great weather to see our summer birds coming back Highlights Common Sandpiper really close to the main observatory on the gravel just below the window fantastic for the photography basement. Yellow wagtails on Lady Fe
12 April 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Avocet - 10 Lapwing - 12 Oystercatcher - 3 Shelduck - 10 Shoveler - 5 Snipe - 1 Grey Heron - 22 Teal - 10 Tufted Duck - 15 Mute Swan - 3 Redshank - 15+ Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 9 G
12 April 2015