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Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 110 Tufted Duck 70 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 10 Mute Swan 50 Canada Goose 60 Greylag Goose 1 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 50 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 30 Flood Ground Teal 200 Wigeon 400 Shoveler 4 Heron 1 Mute Swan 2 S
27 November 2013
Wigeon and Lapwing invasion!
What a day yesterday. 200 Lapwing were roosting from the Ramsar and Sand martin hides in the morning with lots of noise and flapping. A bit of shock after seeing only one or two for weeks! The real surprise towards the end of yesterday were 25 Wigeon, t
27 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 93 Pintail 132 Pochard 160 Ferrouginous x Pochard 1 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 125 Wigeon 500 Pintail 15 Ruff 4 Lapwing 200 Golden Plover 80 Dunlin 75 Redshank 3 The Holden Tower Wigeon 1800 Redshank 1 Dunlin 4 Peregrine 1
27 November 2013
Out on the reserve today
Water rail - 1 (pond behind the visitor centre) Barn owl - 1
26 November 2013
Bird News
A compilation of recent sightings after a busy bird fair weekend. A Red Kite that drifted over the reserve on friday was new for the year, bringing our year list onto 158 species. The usual raptor present included 3 Peregrine, Marsh Harrier, 3+ Common Buz
26 November 2013
Dawn Swan Count - 26/11
Whooper Swan - 4123 Bewick's Swan - 506
26 November 2013
Wetland Bird Survey - 25/11
Great-crested Grebe - 2 Cormorant - 19 Heron - 4 Mute Swan - 35 Whooper Swan - 54 Greylag - 233 Canada Goose - 96 Wigeon - 3842 Gadwall - 7 Teal - 693 Mallard - 659 Pintail - 58 Shoveler - 47 Pochard - 317 Tufted Duck - 25 Goldeneye - 2 Moorhen - 5 Coot -
26 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/High Tide/100% Frozen Teal - 6 Saline Lagoon - 100% Frozen Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 15 Chaffinch - 10 Willow Tit - 1 Coal Tit - 7 Blue Tit - 11 Great Tit 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Moorhen - 1 Other Birds River Wear: Tufted Duck - 44 G
26 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2013
1 Bittern - main lake S shore 2 Pintail - wader scrape 2 Redwing - South route 2 Redpoll - explore feeders 2 Siskin - explore feeders 60+ Goldfinch - South route, sheltered lagoon November bird highlights: Great Skua, Bittern, Red Kite, Peregrine, Jack Sn
26 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 123 Barnacle Goose 150 Greylag 30 (2 on saltmarsh) Stonechat female Middle Point fence Meadow Pipit 3 Pied Wagtail 2 Wigeon 5 Buzzard 2 Zeiss Hide Teal 550 Cetti's Warbler 1 Wigeon 300 Buzzard 2 South Lake Dunlin 30 Lap
26 November 2013
Out on the reserve today
Lady Fen Crane - 5
25 November 2013
Recent Sightings
Main Lake 13 little egrets 2 mute swans 2 coots 5 tufted ducks Brick Works 30 oystercatchers Limestone Lake 2 little egrets Spoonbill update - Events took a tragic turn last Thursday, when the young spoonbill was found deceased on the mudflats.
25 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Wigeon 2000 on the Dumbles Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 on the estuary E. White-fronted Goose 70+ (moving between estuary, the Dumbles and Tack Piece) Barnacle Goose 157 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 130 (plus 200+ road fields) Peregrine 1 Gad
25 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th November 2013
2 Bittern - N + W shores main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 4 Redpoll - flew W 2 Linnet - flew W 8 Fieldfare - flew W 3 Skylark - flew W 13 Redwing - flew W November bird highlights: Great Skua, Bittern, Red Kite, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, D
25 November 2013
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 110 Tufted Duck 70 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 10 Mute Swan 50 Canada Goose 60 Greylag Goose 1 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Black-tailed Godwit 1 Teal 130 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 30 Flood Ground Teal 200 Wigeon 400 Shoveler
25 November 2013