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Squacco heron

Squacco heron

Squacco heron seen from the Reedbed hide this afternoon.  [...]

30 June 2012

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

A few sightings from the reserve this morning along with a few highlights from the moth trap set out last night.  Moth trap highlights: Eyed hawk moth Burnished brass Cinnabar Angle s [...]

30 June 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake Avocet - 5 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 chicks Common Tern - 63 + 21 chicks Green Sandpiper - 1 Shelduck - 9 + 12 juvinile Long Tailed Tit - 12 Whitethroat - [...]

30 June 2012

Pectoral Sandpiper?

Pectoral Sandpiper?

A report of a Pectoral Sandpiper today would be the bird of the day but no further details on the sighting. Other waders today included up to 80 Black tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper and a single Cur [...]

30 June 2012

June 30th

June 30th

Things pretty much as yesterday, though the weather is improving by the minute. Several Great Spotted Woodpeckers in The Avenue this morning and a Common Sandpiper on the Folly Pond are the only notab [...]

30 June 2012

Wildlife sightings for 30th June 2012

Wildlife sightings for 30th June 2012

4 Teal - main lake 3 Gadwall broods - resr lagoon, scrape 1 Peregrine - hunting Pigeon and Starling over entrance lake and main lake 9 Common Tern + 3 juvs - main lake 50 Black-headed [...]

30 June 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Holden Tower Two Common Terns were over the estuary this morning and there was a scattering of Curlew, Oystercatcher and Shelduck. The tide will be high in the afternoon so watch out for Gulls [...]

30 June 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Today’s highlights include spoonbill, 7 Mediterranean gull, common tern, 53 black tailed godwit, 17 little egret, 11 redshank, cetti’s warbler and a peregrine.   [...]

29 June 2012

June 29th

June 29th

Yet another wet one overnight, strong blustery south-westerlies this morning. A few hardy warblers (Blackcap, Garden and Whitethroat) continue to sing despite the conditions. 200 Lapwings and twice as [...]

29 June 2012

Wildlife sightings for 29th June 2012

Wildlife sightings for 29th June 2012

3 Teal  - main lake, wader scrape 18 Lapwing - main lake, grazing marsh 3 Common Tern chicks - main lake 40+ Swift - site count 7 House Martin - reservoir lagoon   Re [...]

29 June 2012

Bad weather blows rare gull-billed tern off course to WWT Llanelli!

Bad weather blows rare gull-billed tern off course to WWT Llanelli!

Gull-billed tern (Image credit: Mark Hipkin) Birders are flocking to WWT Llanelli this week to see an extremely rare gull-billed tern who has taken up residence. It is thought the recent squally weather has blown the

28 June 2012

Out on the reserve today

Out on the reserve today

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28 June 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake Avocet - 7 + 5 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Redshank - 1 Common Tern - 80 pairs Grey Heron - 8 Sand Martin - 2 Pied Wagtail - 5 Saline Lagoon Lapw [...]

28 June 2012

Bird News

Bird News

A fairly quiet day today, but an eclipse male Garganey on Vinson's helped towards a decent day's birding for the few who ventured out. A Common Tern was on the Mere this morning, and a flock o [...]

28 June 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Teal Pond Little Grebe Gadwall 4 Flood Ground Gadwall Heron Lapwing 18 Starling 100 Folly Pond Mallards with ducklings Shovel [...]

28 June 2012