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Wildlife sightings for 29th September 2014
27 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Pintail - main lake and reservoir lagoon 2 Hobby - flew SW 15 Snipe - marsh 3 Stonechat - marsh 5 Reed Bunting - marsh/Peacock Tower area September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Sp
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Gadwall - 35 Teal - 25 Mallard - 10 Shoveler - 3 Snipe - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 7 Lapwing - 30 Black-headed Gull - 20 Grey Heron - 1 Greenshank - 2 Dunlin - 1 Jack Snipe (28/9/14 @ 17:30) Saline Lagoon
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Spotted Redshank 2- often fishing in the bays at the back of flood Redshank 49 Ruff 3 adults Greenshank 3 Teal 700 Stonechat 2 males along seawall hedge South Lake Redshank 5 Black-tailed Godwit 18 Teal 130 Tufted Duck 92 Pintail
Today's sightings
British Steel hide 2 curlew sandpiper, 4 spotted redshank, 231 knot, 54 greenshank, 717 black tailed godwit, 3 bar tailed godwit, 282 redshank, 194 curlew, 190 dunlin, 164 wigeon, 35 teal, 2 buzzard, 2 peregrine and 2 red kite.
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Curlew Sandpiper Dunlin 9 Greenshank 3 Redshank 47 Spotted Redshank 2 Ruff 4 Snipe 3 Teal 500 Peregrine juv Kingfisher 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Ruff 6 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 Ruff 2 Teal 120 South Lake Black-tailed godwit 13
Today's sightings
Greenfinch Bird feeders Goldfinch - 11 Greenfinch - 3 Great tit - 2 Blue tit - 2 Main lagoon Lapwing - 102 Gadwall - 4 Wigeon Teal Shoveler Mallard
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Gadwall - 23 Mallard - 35 Teal - 25 Shoveler - 2 Snipe - 4 Black Tailed Godwit - 4 Black Headed Gull - 8 Dunlin - 1 Saline Lagoon Lesser Blacked Back Gull - 1 Other Birds Filter Reedbed: Teal - 5 Reed Bunting - 1 Coot - 6 C
Wildlife sightings from 28th September 2014
3 Pintail - scrape, main lake 8 Mandarin 2 Kestrel - a female harassing Stonechats on the marsh, subsequently mobbed by corvids. Another flew NE 2 Rock Pipit - marsh 10 Meadow Pipit 14 Swallow - flew S 4 Stonechat - marsh 5 Sedge Warbler - marsh 16 Chif
Pink-foot Spectacle
Great birding and a great spectacle at the moment as the Pink-footed Geese influx continues. No concerted counts but undoubtedly 20,000+ birds in the area. At least one Barnacle Goose again and a few partial leucistic birds present among the flock (see be
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary marsh harrier, 2 little stint, 3 curlew sandpiper, 67 greenshank, 3 spotted redshank, 644 black tailed godwit, 8 bar tailed godwit, 364 redshank, snipe, 196 knot, 396 curlew, whimbrel, 5 lapwing, 111 dunlin, water rail, 46 littl
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 255 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 8 Wigeon 12 Teal 11 Pintail 5 Little Grebe 1 Folly Pond Teal 40+ Mallard 4 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Mute Swan 3 Back Pond Hide Kingfisher 1 Corner Field B
Wildlife sightings for 27th September 2014
2 Pintail - wader scrape 10 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - reedbed middle channel 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 5 Stonechat - grazing marsh 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, S
Wildlife sightings for 26th September 2014
28 Wigeon - main lake, reservoir lagoon 3 Tree Pipit - 2 flew S @ 11.10hrs, 1 flew SE @ 11.20hrs 11 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 7 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Brambling
Today's sightings
Pintail by James Lees Lady Fen Wigeon - 150 Teal - 20 Redshank - 1 Main observatory Wigeon - 364 Teal - 200 Mallard - 50 Shoveler - 20 Gadwall - 2 Pintail - 1 Marsh harrier - 1 Yellow wagtail - 1 Also Ruff Lapwing
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time -AM Teal - 22 Lapwing - 38 Black Headed Gull - 42 Snipe - 5 Mute Swan - 2 Heron - 4 Gadwall - 12 Saline Lagoon Heron - 1 Teal - 5 Black Headed Gull - 2 Other Birds Swan - 1 Goldfinch - Saline Meadow - 7 Hawthorn Wood Robin - 1 G