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Harriers and Waders
An excellent wader 'fest' on the mildest day we've had for some time, clear too for good distance scanning. Avocet have crept up to four, 15 Golden Plover was a very good count for here, 4 [...]
21 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2012
1 Bittern - main lake N shore then seen flying around main lake 8.40am 132 Cormorant - main lake 103 Shoveler - site count 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - main lak [...]
21 February 2012
Today's sightings
One of the Continental Greylag Geese Copyright JSLees WWT South Finger Continental Greylag Goose 20 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 17 Grey Plover 10 Dunlin 800 Curlew 40 [...]
21 February 2012
Nene nesting continues!
Apologies all for posting silence but I have had to take some time out from working on site. I can however inform you that the Nene are beginning to settle down to breed at an alarming rate of knots! Some of our oldest and most dedicated pairs are making
20 February 2012
Latest Sightings
Wader Lake Wigeon 13 Grey Heron 22 Shelduck 28 Canada Goose 7 Greylag 1 Black Headed Gull 154 Oystercatcher 3 Teal 64 [...]
20 February 2012
Avocets Return
The first of the returning Avocet flew in today, three birds, still present late afternoon from the Ron Barker Hide. These birds are a little latter than the first birds of 2011, but this isn [...]
20 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 20th February 2011
2 Bittern - main lake and reedbed 3 Shelduck - main lake 74 Cormorant - main lake 107 Shoveler - site count 70 Lapwing - main lake 6 Cetti's Warbler - site count 12 Siskin [...]
20 February 2012
Today's sightings
Rushy Bewick's Swans 180 (none have left) Lesser Scaup female Holden Tower A rather peaceful tail end of the tide, a few Great Black-backed and other gulls. Peregrine 1 Barnacle [...]
20 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 19th February 2012
3 Shelduck - 2 flew over reservoir lagoon, 1 on main lake 6 Pintail - main lake 84 Cormorant - main lake 2 Bittern - 1 flew from S side main lake to reedbed channel nearest Wildside hide, [...]
19 February 2012
Today's sightings
Part of the Wigeon flock on The Tack Piece today Copyright JSLees WWT The Zeiss Hide BITTERN (2) Showing very well today Cetti's Warbler 1 Water Rail 1 Wigeon 150 The Tack Piec [...]
19 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Grey Heron - 27 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 18 Redshank - 9 Teal - 44 Wigeon - 8 Shoveler - 3 Shelduck - 19 Curlew (Evening roost 17/2/12) - 530 Rive [...]
18 February 2012
Today's Sightings
Showery at the start, hail storm near the end, breezy but sunny in between. A good goose day with around 3,500 Pink-footed Geese coming into roost. Two European White-fronted Geese and a Tundra Bean G [...]
18 February 2012
Wildlife sightings for 18th February 2012
3 Bittern - main lake, reedbed, reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 4 Siskin - waterlife 2 Peregrine - sat on grazing mars [...]
18 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Road Fields Greylag Goose 170 Lapwing 50 Ruff 2 Curlew 72 Rushy Leser Scaup 1 ad female Bewicks Swan 170 Pintail 250 Oystercatcher 2 Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide [...]
18 February 2012
Judges shower praise on Danita's Poem
Susan Barley from NFU Mutual presenting the prize to the winner Danita Teemul Poetic flair and green ideas helped Danita Teemul win our Work Your Butt competition. Danita, from Gloucester, doesn’t own a water butt b
17 February 2012