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Todays Sightings
Rushy Teal 19 Green Sandpiper 2 Black Tailed Godwit 2 Little Ringed Plover 1 Robbie Garnett Hide ( Willow and Knott Hides) Teal 63 Little Grebe 2 Green Sandpiper 3 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Greenshank 1 Common Whitethroat 3 Chiffchaff 2 Little Egret 2 Holden
25 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 25th August 2014
1 Garganey - main lake 1 Ruff - main lake 2 Greenshank - main lake 15 Snipe - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Little Egret - flew NW 1 Kingfisher - entrance lake 1 Hobby 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 10 Swift 30 House Martin 4 Sand Mart
25 August 2014
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE Lapwing - 169 Common Snipe - 9 Gadwall - 10 Grey Heron - 1 Tufted Duck - 6 Teal - 11 Black Headed Gull - 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 SALINE LAGOON/AM Mallard - 2 Pheasant - 1 Goldfinch - 50 OTHER BIRDS Little Egret
25 August 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart male with Robin along Tack Piece fence Oystercatcher 1 non-breeding plumaged bird, migrant Whimbrel 1 Dumbles edge Curlew 40 estuary Dunlin 3 Yellow-legged Gull 2 adults on estuary GBB Gull 18 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 127 (6 ju
24 August 2014
More sand martins!
During the week numbers of Sand martins at any one time reached around 100 with lots of these perching right in front of the hide. House martins and Swallows were also mixed in with the flock. Other migrants were Common sandpipers, Sedge warbler and White
24 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 24th August 2014
1 Garganey - main lake 2 Ruddy Duck - males, reservoir lagoon 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Greenshank - juveniles, main lake 2 Hobby 7 Buzzard 3 Little Egret - flew W 60 House Martin - on site 30 Sand Martin - on site 3 Tree Pipit - flew SW 6 Yell
24 August 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide update - The roof is now on and windows cut! We are in the process of treating the wood and will then start on the entrance ramp and screens. It will be open soon, thank you for your patience. Whooper Pond Mallard 156 Common Sandpiper 1
24 August 2014
Out on the reserve today
Greenshank - 1 Dunlin - 2 Black-tailed godwit - 2 Green sandpiper - 5 Ruff - 9 Golden plover -10 Snipe - 12 Lapwing - 30 Marsh harrier
24 August 2014
Latest Sightings
Chilly in the shade/hides today. Early rain didn't appear to drop a huge number birds in although the 10 Dunlin recorded might be new. Four Little Ringed Plover from the Ron Barker Hide with one Ringed Plover, Curlew and 12 Ruff. At least 300 Lapwing arou
23 August 2014
Today's sightings
South Lake Green Sandpiper 3 Redshank 27 Spotted Redshank adult Ruff 5 (4 adults) Lapwing 230 Avocet 4 Teal 45 Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide Red Knot 1 juv Greenshank 1 juv Redshank 1 juv Ruff 6 juvs Black-tailed Godwit 11 Crane (GCP) 'Chris' Teal 365 Garganey
23 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 23rd August 2014
20 Swift 60 House Martin 20 Sand Martin 1 Garganey - main lake (near the WWF hide) 1 Little Egret 2 Buzzard August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Little Ringed Plover, Whinchat, Spotte
23 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Time: AM / Tide Level: very low Wader Lake Black tailed Godwit - 3 Common Snipe - 5 Grey Heron - 6 Gadwall - 6 Teal - 14 Tufted Duck - 4 Lapwing - 209 Wader Lake Footpath Blackbird - 4 Robin - 1 (juvenile) Wren - 2 Saline Lagoon Malla
23 August 2014
Latest Sightings
The Teal Pond Hide update - The roof is now on and windows cut! We are in the process of treating the wood and will then start on the entrance ramp and screens. It will be open soon, thank you for your patience. Whooper Pond Mallard 151 Green Sandpiper 1
23 August 2014
Today's sightings
South Lake On the wader scrape Ruff 7 (4 adults) Black-tailed Godwit 124 Green Sandpiper 2 Redshank 26 Lapwing 380 Teal 51 On the deep lake Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Shoveler, Cormorant and Greylag Geese Rushy The lower western lake is busier Little-ringed Pl
22 August 2014
Flamingo chicks meet the ‘Flamingo Chicks’
From L to R: Katie Sparkes, Poppy Maclean (age 7), Issy Smee (age 7), Charlotte Lonsdale, Rachel Spain taken by Phil Maclean A group of young dancers took a trip to see their feathered counterparts on a visit to WWT S
22 August 2014