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Big splash update
Emily White by Roger Rawson The first weekend of our East Anglian Puddle Jumping Championships has gone down a treat. But there are still seven days left of puddle jumping fun to be had. We have seen big splashes an
Today's sightings
Two Bewick's Swan coming into land at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Holden Tower As well as all of the birds viewable on the Tack Piece (see below) the following highlights were noted. Little Stint 2 feed
Sightings Sunday 14th February
Treesparrow Reed Bunting Dunlin Little Egret Marsh Harrier Fieldfare Teal Snipe Kestrel Stock Dove Shelduck Peregrine Whooper Swan Greenfinch Goldfinch Chaffinch Blue tit Great tit Lapwing Bewick Swan
European White-fronted Geese again
Find the White-fronts... Two adult European White-fronted Geese with Pink-footed Geese from 12:30 onward mostly asleep in Plover Field. Ring-tailed Hen Harrier seen over Woodend Marsh on a couple of occasions then app
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time - AM/Tide - Mid Common Snipe - 1 Eurasian Teal - 14 Shelduck - 27 Grey Heron - 15 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 2 Goosander - 3 Other Birds Jay - Orchard - 1 Kestrel - Reservoir - 1 Treecreeper - Hollowood - 3 T
Wildlife sightings for 14th February 2016
2 Bittern - north shore reservoir lagoon 140 Shoveler - marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 25 Redpoll - wildside February bird highlights: Bittern, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Raven, Rock Pipit, Skylark, S
European White-fronted Goose
Star bird of the day was an adult European White-fronted Goose which dropped in briefly with ~ 1000 Pink-footed Geese on Plover Field. These birds are feeding close by on a recently harvested carrot field. Hopefully a few more sighting of this before the
Sightings Saturday 13th February
Goldeneye - Main Observatory Marsh Harrier Stonechat Bewicks Swan - Friends Wigeon Teal Shoveler Pochard Tufted Duck Black-tailed Godwit Snipe Dunlin Oystercatcher Great crested grebe Redshank Lapwing Golden plover Little Egret
Saturdays sightings
Barnacle Geese in flight by James Lees (Archive picture) The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Common Crane 1 Little stint 1 Curlew 150 Barnacle Goose 200 Wigeon 2800 Pintail 400 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 120 Pochard 2
Wildlife sightings for 13th February 2016
1 Iceland Gull 2nd winter - marsh 2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main lake SE corner 12 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 3 Snipe - scrape 16 Siskin - south route feeders 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Stonecha
Latest Sightings - 13th February - another sunny day!
A fourth sunny day in a row, we are certainly on a roll now. A lot of Barnacle Geese on the merses this morning, hopefully they move into the fields as it warms up. Drake Green-winged Teal is back in its usual spot on the Folly Pond and the drake Greater
Giant LEGO Brick Animals Spotted at Castle Espie
[caption id="attachment_55688" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Oliva Rose (7) and Watson Kingham (8) get a first look at Flavia the flamingo at Castle Espie's LEGO brick animal trail. [/caption] The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO bri
Recent Sightings
Great Bittern at Slimbridge by Graham Hann Millennium Wetlands Bittern Seen 8/2/16 and 11/2/16 British Steel Hide Great Crested Grebe 5 Shelduck 11 Oystercatcher 2 Greater Black Backed Gull 1 Brent Goose 2 Lapwing 93
Avocet
The first returning Avocets, a group of 6 birds were on the Mere this morning, other waders included 400+ Black-tailed Godwit, 64+ Ruff, 13 Oystercatcher 2000+ Lapwing and several Common Snipe. Three of the six Avocet this
Friday's bird news
Northern Pintail at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture) Mute Swan 178 Bewick's Swan 124 Greenland White-fronted Goose 5 European White-fro0nted Goose 127 Greylag Goose 297 Canada Goose 155 Barnacle Goose 108 Pi