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Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Red Necked Phalarope 1 female Shoveler 3 Lapwing 12 Estuary High tides and strong winds have caused a lot of seabirds to be blown into the estuary. Most of the activity ha [...]
9 June 2012
Out on the reserve today
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8 June 2012
Raptors
A good raptor day despite the wild(ish) weather. An adult Peregrine took sometime plucking and devouring a Moorhen at the back of the Mere this afternoon. Three Marsh Harrier jigging in the wind throu [...]
8 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2012
2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Redshank - grazing marsh 35+ Sand Martin - reservoir lagoon 8 House Martin - reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - over Sheltered lagoon Recent bird highl [...]
8 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Crane 2 (different 2 from yesterday) feeding close to the scrape Oystercatcher 2 Peregrine 1 very scruffy immature female. Shelduck 70 Curlew 16 Dinlin 32 Estuary [...]
8 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 Common Tern - 80 Pairs + 2 Chicks Oystercatcher - 6 Lapwing - 7 Shelduck - 25 Adult + 14 Duckling Tufted Duck - 18 Gadwall - 4 Wigeon - 1 Grey [...]
7 June 2012
Grasshopper Warbler
Easterlies and rain are always interesting from a birding point of view, and although it's now getting late for some migrants we are still on the look out for Red-necked Phalarope which will still [...]
7 June 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve From the 5th June sightings on the main lake included 30 Tufted ducks, 3 Greylags, 3 Gadwalls, 1 Teal, 7 Mute Swans, 5 Shelducks. On the Limestone lake 2 Little Grebes were spotted. On the [...]
7 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2012
3prs Pochard nesting - reedbed 3 Redshank - scrape, main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 16 Lapwing - scrape, main lake, marsh (including nesting on scrape and main lake islands) [...]
7 June 2012
Red kite
Red kite flew South past the visitor centre over the Hundred Foot Drain at 1.05pm. [...]
6 June 2012
Swifts
A pleasant day, better than forecasted. Quite a build up of Common Swift feeding over the reserve 100+ birds, a classic sight in summer. Plenty of evidence of breeding with many Shelduck and Mallard c [...]
6 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Mallards with ducklings Teal Pond Little Grebe on nest Flood Ground Wigeon 2 Oystercatcher 2 Heron Mallard with families of ducklings [...]
6 June 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2012
1 Hobby - main lake 1 Buzzard - over site 1 Oystercatcher - main lake gull ridge 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake long shingle island 11 Common Tern - main lake rafts [...]
6 June 2012
Behind-the-Scenes to Fathers Go Feral!
Behind-the-Scenes Tours – On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June Find out more about how the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust manage a complex mosaic of intertidal and freshwater habitats. Grounds and Reserve Manager, Kerry Mackie, will take you behind the sce
5 June 2012
Out on the reserve today
Temminck's stint - 1 on the main lagoon One of the young water voles was very active and brave this morning, munching reeds in the open right beside the footbridge. Out on the pool next [...]
5 June 2012