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Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 97 Wigeon - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 3 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 8 Snipe - grazing marsh 6 Siskin - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge October bird highlights: Short-eared Owl,
Bird News
Bearded Tits, (Bearded Reedlings if you prefer), are still present in the Pat Wisniewski reedbed and have been heard and seen regularly from both the path near the United Utilities hide, and that starting from the Harrier hide. No more than four birds se
Recent sightings 31st Oct-2nd Nov
Kingfisher cr Russ Myners British Steel Hide Small groups of waders can still be seen from the Steel hide, with Black-tailed godwit, Redshank, Greenshank and Lapwing being the most common. Curlew can be heard o
Today's sightings
Mute swans Whooper swans Greylag Canada goose Shoveler Mallard Pintail (x4) Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Little grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Great egret Curlew Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Water rail (café pond) Snipe (x3) Dunlin Lapwing G
Wildlife sightings for 2nd November 2018
1 Bittern - main lake North shore 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - wader scrape 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Skylark - flew over heading NW 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 4 Chiffcha
Wildlife Sightings - 02/11/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Redshank - 6 Black-headed Gull - 21 Teal - 12 Shelduck - 1 Snipe - 3 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 1 Black-headed Gull - 16 Hawthorn Wood Great Tit - 5 Coal Tit - 3 Blue Tit - 6 Bullfinch - 3 G
Latest Sightings - Friday 2nd November
Another sunny and frosty morning on the reserve. The Mute Swan cygnets have been taking their first flights over the past few days, and Whooper Swans are feeding all around the local area. Snipe have been flying over the reserve recently, including 8 over
Quick update . .
At least 2 Bearded Tits still present today but showing intermittently. Also 1 Woodcock and 2 Marsh Harriers. A fuller round up of birds news will be here tomorrow !
Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2018
2 Bittern - main lake N+SE shores 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 9 Snipe - marsh(3), scrape(5), main lake(1) 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Stonechat - scrape south shore 1 Shelduck - main lake 100+ Teal - scrape 113 Gadwall
Today's sightings
Mute swans Whooper swans Bewick's swans Greylag Canada goose Egyptian goose Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Teal Moorhen Curlew (x2) Snipe Lapwing Golden plover Black-headed gull Starling Pied wagtail Meadow pipit Reed bunting Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch
Reserve sightings - Thursday 1st November
The fog from earlier this morning has cleared leaving a clear and sunny day. There were 28 whooper swans on the whooper pond at around 8:30 with more dropping in as the morning progresses. Yesterday proved to be exciting with a Spotted Redshank showin
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Teal Pochard Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Curlew (x5) Black-tailed godwit Ruff Redshank Lapwing Black-headed gull Pied wagtail Cetti's warbler Reed bunting Tree sparro
Bearded Tits
The Bearded Tits or Bearded Reedlings as they are now to be called are still present with several sightings reported today near the UU Hide, patience is needed and most people are getting flight views only but many good perched photographs coming through
Wildlife Sightings - 31/10/18
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Teal - 21 Redshank - 8 Redwing - 9 Black-headed Gull - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 1 Teal - 15 Wigeon - 2 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch - 1 Treecreeper - 1 Blue Tit - 4 Great Tit - 5 Coal Tit - 3 Bullfinc
World wetland convention round-up
A triennial meeting between 170 countries to address the future protection of wetlands has reached its conclusion. WWT were also at the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands conference in Dubai as one of six global technical advisors on the science and practical