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Meet Flick, our baby otter
Today is the last day that we are profiling our baby otters. Today we are telling you about Flick. The largest of the 3 cubs, she is already heavier than her father, and will throw her weight around! She is highly inquisitive and very playful and loves
28 February 2013
Nene nest special.
The Nenes are incubating! I knew we had lots of heavy females, but they really waited right up until the last minute before laying their eggs. The sunny weekend of the 9th of February stimulated the mass lay, and it felt that by the 16th, everyone was inc
27 February 2013
Dark-bellied Brent again.
Dark-bellied Brent flew in around 2.45pm with Pink-footed Geese viewable on Woodend Marsh from the United Utilities Hide. A glorious spring-like day. The first reported Curlew of the year came in today with 5 birds from the Ron Barker Hide. Still 20 Avoce
27 February 2013
Latest sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide) Grey heron: 27 (22 nests) Common snipe: 2 Lapwing: 76 Redshank: 14 Oystercatcher: 6 Gadwall: 6 Tufted duck: 14 Shelduck: 33 River Wear Goosander: 3 Mute swan: 1 Cormorant: 1 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk: 1 Nuthatch: 1 Siskin: 4 Bull
27 February 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 46 Canada Goose 4 Greylag Goose 4 Teal 8 Shoveler 12 Folly Pond Teal 240 Shoveler 10 Wigeon 100 Redshank 6 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 2 Flood Ground Little Egret 3 Teal
27 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2013
51 Wigeon - grazing on Thames bank 59 Shoveler - main lake and scrape 100+ Cormorant - main lake 1 Bearded Tit - reedbed 120 Fieldfare - flew S and W (2 separate flocks p.m.) 30 Redwing - flew W 1 Stonechat - marsh a.m. Peacock Tower closed today d
27 February 2013
Today's sightings
Bittren sat on his fallen post in front of the Zeiss hide JSLees The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Feeding on or near the fallen fence post on the front right end of the reed bed. This bird seems to be spending all day feeding in this area only 20 feet from the
27 February 2013
Meet Penny, our baby otter
This week we are profiling each of our baby otters so that you can get to know them a bit better. Today is the turn of Penny. She’s the smallest and most timid of the 3 cubs. She has a dark coat like Thai, and has a thinner more chiselled face like Ne
27 February 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 141 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 90 Tufted Duck 46 Canada Goose 4 Greylag Goose 4 Teal 8 Shoveler 12 Folly Pond Teal 240 Shoveler 15 Wigeon 100 Redshank 6 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 2 Flood Ground Teal 140 Wigeon 120 G
26 February 2013
Aerial displays
41 lapwing have been showing well on the back islands, easily viewed from the Ramsar and Sand martin hides and often supplying us with beautiful aerial displays. The oyster catcher seems to come and go with this flock and you can hear him shouting from
26 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 225 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing very well Grey Heron 1 The Tack Piece Ruff 8 Redshank 24 Dunlin 500 Golden Plover 60 Lapwing 400 Pintail 250 Wigeon 800 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 200 Pintail 180
26 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2013
62 Shoveler - main lake, reservoir lagoon 168 Cormorant - main lake 3 Snipe -wader scrape 2 Sparrowhawk - hunting on the reservoir lagoon and main lake 61 Fieldfare - flew SE and E in 2 waves Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds affecting t
26 February 2013
Meet Belle, our baby otter
Over the next three days we will profile each of our baby otters to allow you to get to know them and have the opportunity to recognise them when you come to visit us. Today is a feature on Belle. The middle sized one, she is now the boldest of the 3 cubs
26 February 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 140 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 90 Tufted Duck 36 Canada Goose 4 Greylag Goose 4 Teal 8 Shoveler 11 Folly Pond Teal 240 Shoveler 20 Wigeon 100 Redshank 6 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Lapwing 10 Oystercatcher 2 Flood Ground Teal 140 Wigeon 120 T
25 February 2013
Dark-bellied Brent
A Dark-bellied Brent Goose flew in around 12:10 and was still present at 3pm at least viewed from the Harrier Hide with Canada Geese. It has been at least 5 years since the last record of this coastal species on the reserve. Avocet numbers still at 20 and
25 February 2013