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Whimbrel new for the year
Glorious spring day with lighter winds and full sunshine. Hot on the heels of the first local Whimbrel seen north of the reserve yesterday, 2 birds were found on Sunley's Marsh mid-morning. Peak time for the Whimbrel passage in Lancashire tends to be in t
19 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 19/04/16
a.m. Tide Level: low Wader Lake Avocet 16 European white-fronted goose 1 Grey heron 31 (+ 4 juvenile) Lapwing 10 (+ 9 juvenile) Gadwall 1 Mute swan 2 Shelduck 16 Teal 12 Black tailed godwit 1 Tufted duck 12 Oystercatcher 1 Saline Lagoon Gadwall 2 Lesser
19 April 2016
Wildlife sightings for 19th April 2016
1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 2 Snipe - sheltered lagoon, grazing marsh 2 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Ring Ouzel - male, ent
19 April 2016
Tuesday April 19th
A dry sunny day thus far, with plenty of Willow Warblers singing and joined by a Blackcap. Little Grebes still active at the Teal Pond, no sign today yet of the Ring-necked Duck Today's high tide is at 11:45 8.5m Around the reserve today: Barnacle Ge
19 April 2016
Little Gull
A strong North Westerly for most of the day making it feel cold. Any promised showers failed to materialise so no obvious new waders in today. A moulting adult Little Gull was found late afternoon with Black-headed Gulls from the Ron Barker Hide. Common G
18 April 2016
Monday April 18th update
Still 4000 or so Barnacles and most winter duck species still represented in very low nos. Mallard duckling brood seen today, Ring-necked Duck still obliging on the Whooper Pond. Some lovely summer plumaged Golden Plovers from the Avenue Tower, with a co
18 April 2016
Recent sightings - 18th April
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 20, Tufted duck 12, Coot 1, Black-headed gull 100. Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide Blac
18 April 2016
Sightings Monday 18th April
Yellow wagtail by Roger Rawson Tufted duck Gadwall Wigeon Teal Shoveler Shelduck Mallard Avocet Little ringed plover Ringed plover Dunlin Oystercatcher Redshank Snipe Lapwing Little egret Crane (2 Seen flying North to
18 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 18/04/16
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Mute swan 2 Pink-footed goose 1 European white-fronted goose 1 Gadwall 6 Eurasian teal 8 Grey heron 20 (+ 5 juvenile on nests) Shoveler 3 Avocet 19 Oystercatcher 2 Carlew 1 Swallow 1 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Saline Lagoon
18 April 2016
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands
Black-Tailed Godwit 45 Knot 1 Lapwing 3 Snipe 3 Mediterranean Gull 3 Black-Headed Gull 415 Herring Gull 25 Lesser Black Backed Gull 2 Blackcap 20 Garden Warbler 1 Reed Warbler 2 Willow Warbler 18 Chiffchaff 21 Cetti's Warbler 6 Sedge Warbler 6 Common Wh
18 April 2016
Sightings Sunday 17th April
Tree sparrow Swallow Mistle thrush Yellow wagtail White wagtail Pied wagtail Avocet Black-tailed godwit Oystercatcher Little ringed plover Redshank Gadwall Barn owl
18 April 2016
Sightings Saturday 16th April
Shelduck Shoveler Teal Pintail Pochard Tufted duck Gadwall Mallard Garganey Great crested grebe Willow warbler Sedge warblerChiffchaff Cetti's warbler Whitethroat Blackcap Swallow House martin Curlew sandpiper Avocet Redshank Lapwing Golden plover Black-t
18 April 2016
Wildlife sightings for 18th April 2016
2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Oystercatcher - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - wildside, then to wader scrape 4 Common Tern - over main lake first thing, then pushed NE by gulls 2 Mediterranean Gull - flying around over river 1 Sni
18 April 2016
Latest Sightings
A frosty calm and sunny start to the day before the chilled wind got up! Not a huge number of reports today, no new species for the year but tomorrows forecast looks interesting and may bring a few waders in so watch this space! Cetti's Warbler showed wel
17 April 2016
Wildlife sightings – 17/04/16
a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet 15 Pink-footed goose 1 European white-fronted goose 1 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing (first chicks seen on the meadow!) 26 Black-tailed godwit 2 Cormorant 1 Swallow 1 Pied wagtail 2 Grey heron 33 + 5 juveniles in nests Shov
17 April 2016