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Today's highlights
Brambling, 4 water rail, kingfisher, 20 linnet, 14 fieldfare, 40 redwing, 3 bulfinch, treecreeper, 2 goldcrest, peregrine, sparrowhawk, 3 greenshank, 43 lapwing, 12 redshank, 19 brent goose, 44 greylag goose, 77 shelduck, 193 wigeon, 60 gadwall, 39 teal,
21 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st January 2013
4 Bittern - main lake, sheltered lagoon p.m. 1 Smew - main lake a.m. 2 Bearded Tit - calling from middle of marsh amongst tall Purple Loosestrife 1 Waxwing - staff car park 4.15p.m. 120 Fieldfare - a few perched in wildside, but mostly flew W throughout
21 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan Mute Swan Wigeon Tufted Duck Teal Pintail Gadwall Shoveler Canada Goose Greylag Goose Pink-footed Goose Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL Teal Shoveler Wigeon Shelduck Lapwing Avenue’s and Trails Yellowhammer 52 Reed Bunting 15 Tree
21 January 2013
Today's sightings-2 Bean Geese!
Photographs of the new First winter and Adult Tundra Bean Geese, Copyright JSLees Road Side Fields TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE 2 White-fronted Goose 151 Greylag Goose 60 Snipe 15 The Willow Hide WOODCOCK 1 Flew from Decoy and landed near hide. Water Rail 1 Still s
20 January 2013
Afternoon update
A bittern has been seen in the reedbed adjacent to the Welsh Water hide and a drake goosander has been seen in front of the heron hide.
20 January 2013
Woodcock again
Woodcock showed well from the Janet Kear Hide this morning until early afternoon when it was flushed into the undergrowth when the feeders were topped up. Grey Wagtail by the Beaver Enclosure. Always a bird that reacts to hard weather by leaving it's upla
20 January 2013
Late morning update
A brambling has been seen in front of the British Steel hide and over 100 redwing and 25 fieldfare have been feeding on the fields at the back of the hide. 3 red breasted merganser, 3 goldeneye, and up to 7 great crested grebe have been seen on the estuar
20 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Reports from yesterday of the drake Green-winged Teal and Todd's Canada Goose. The Drake Green-winged Teal is again present this morning and showing well on the Folly Pond from the Farmhouse Tower. Around the rest of the reserve a lot of the water bodies
20 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th January 2013
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 61 Wigeon - main lake 4 Snipe - marsh 15 Fieldfare - flew S c30 Siskin - south route 10 Meadow Pipit - feeding on the marsh 2 Bearded Tit - grazing marsh Additional sighting from yesterday: 2 R
20 January 2013
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 17 brent goose, 18 greylag goose, 33 shelduck, 95 pintail, 56 wigeon, 18 gadwall, 28 teal, 15 mallard, 30 shoveler, 6 tufted duck, 2 goldeneye, 70 lapwing, 950 oystercatcher, 5 snipe, 84 black tailed godwit, 70 curlew, 5 little
20 January 2013
Latest Sightings
No sign of the Todd's Canada Goose this morning on the entrance road. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 220+ Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 120 Tufted Duck 74 Teal 30 Pintail 1 Greylag Goose 40 Tawny Owl 1 (still in box to the west of obs) Avenue’s and Trails Yellowhammer
20 January 2013
Snow covered but good birding.
A light snow covering but the roads to the reserve and paths along the Nature Trail are fine. A good selection of sightings today. The drake Green-winged Teal present in front of the Harrier Hide. At least 700 Whooper Swan throughout the day with more pre
19 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th January 2013
3 Bittern - N bank main lake 1 flew off to reservoir lagoon 1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 88 Fieldfare - mostly flying N with up to 20 dropping into wildside 12 Redwing - 4 on site the rest flying N 1 Skylark - flew W 7 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 46 Siskin
19 January 2013
We are open
Some 3" of snow covering the site but all the roads are clear and access around the grounds and hides is fine. The snow and frost have pushed most of the Ducks and Waders onto the estuary. The hotspots still with open water are the Rushy,Big Pen (Swan lak
19 January 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High 100% Frozen Lapwing - 3 Black-headed Gull - 26 Hawthorn Wood Robin - 12 Bullfinch - 6 Chaffinch - 5 Coal Tit - 6 Great Tit - 4 Blue Tit - 10 Other Birds Long-tailed Tit (Nort
19 January 2013