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The Teal Pond Hide is currently closed as we are replacing it with a shiny new hide over the next couple of weeks. Sorry for any inconvenience. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 190 Moorhen 4 Pied Wagtail House Martins Swallows Back Pond Hide
19 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2014
1 Hobby - hunting House Martins high above the reserve a.m. 1 Garganey - main lake near WWF hide 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 15 Swift 60 House Martin 10 Sand Martin August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Garganey, Green Sandpiper, Common San
19 August 2014
Yellow Wagtails and Kingfishers
A good time on site to catch up with Yellow Wagtails and Kingfishers, both are being seen most days from the Ron Barker Hide, with up to 6+ Yellow Wagtails including a cracking adult male seen today along with 4 juveniles. At least 3-4 Kingfishers have be
18 August 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Crane 1 (GCP-'Chris') Garganey 1+ Teal 350 Ruff 5 Dunlin 1 Snipe 3 Avocet 3 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 140 Redshank 26 Green Sandpiper 1 Rushy Avocet 4 Green Sandpiper 8 Little ringed Plover 1 Greenshank 1
18 August 2014
Today's highlights
2 garganey, 6 wigeon, 733 black tailed godwit, 17 greenshank, ruff, 5 knot, 3 dunlin, 22 redshank, 14 little egret, 2 great spotted woodpecker and green woodpecker.
18 August 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - High/Time - AM Lapwing - 28 Redshank - 32 Grey Heron - 6 Common Snipe - 1 Teal - 34 Gadwall - 6 Shoveler - 3 Black headed Gull - 26 Starling Pied Wagtail Saline Lagoon Mallard - 16 Grey Heron - 1 Cormorant - 1 Other Birds Cormorant - Riv
18 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 18th August 2014
3 Whinchat - resr lagoon island (eastern end of the lagoon), and on the marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew W 1 Kingfisher - marsh 3 Willow Warbler - wildside 45 Swift 30 House Martin 15 Sand Martin 4 Snipe - marsh 60 Teal 24 Shoveler 1 Garganey (p.m.) - main
18 August 2014
Recent sightings
More of an autumnal feel to the weather over the last couple of days and one or two new birds being seen. On Friday 15th: the best sightings were 2 Wheatear out on the reserve, 2 Greenshank briefly in the morning on the Mere, 4 juvenile Yellow Wagtail and
17 August 2014
Today's sightings
Rushy Glossy Ibis flew low over toward Tack Piece at 1220 Greenshank 1 juvenile Green Sandpiper 11 Lapwing 4 Teal 23 Oystercatcher 3 (last of breeding birds left on site) Greenshank, image by Martin Holden Tower Yellow Wagtail 6+ among the cattle Redstar
17 August 2014
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Redshank - 10 Lapwing - 20 Gadwall - 3 Grey Heron - 15 Mallard - 18 Black-Headed Gull - 15 Coot - 3 Shelduck - 1 SALINE LAGOON/AM/HIGH TIDE Mallard - 18 OTHER BIRDS/AM Cormorant (River) - 2 HAWTHORN WOOD/AM Bu
17 August 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart-adult male and juvenile along fence Chiffchaff 2 Common Whitethroat 5 juveniles Kestrel 2 Estuary Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult Dunlin 12 Ringed Plover 14 Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 7 Common Whitethroat 1-Martin Smith Hide Sedge Warbler
16 August 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th August 2014
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 40 Swift - over reserve 30 House Martin - over reserve 2 Swallow - over reserve 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 4 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon July/August bird highlights: Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Red Kite, Black-Tailed Godw
16 August 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Marsh Harrier- moulting female hunting all fields around Middle Point Peregrine 1 juvenile Kestrel 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Yellow Wagtail 30 Linnet 8 Meadow Pipit 6 inc leucistic bird Estuary Dunlin 44 Ringed Plover 14 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit
15 August 2014
Today's highlights
6 whimbrel, 49 greenshank, 646 curlew, 572 black tailed godwit, 87 redshank, 44 little egret, cetti’s warbler, 4 little grebe and buzzard.
15 August 2014
Sand martin pit stop
Today brought around 40 Sand Martins outside the sand martin hide. A dozen at a time were perching just outside the viewing windows giving incredibly close encounters of these birds before they leave our shores for Africa. A mixture of adults and youngste
15 August 2014