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Wildlife sightings for 10th November 2013
1 Bittern - north side main lake 1 Peregrine - flew over scrape 1 Red Kite - flew SE at 10:50 1 Kingfisher - main lake 950 Woodpigeon - flew SW 350 Starling - flew W 3 Redwing - flew S 1 Skylark - flew N 1 Linnet - flew S 1 Siskin 1 Redpoll - over reedbed
10 November 2013
Today's highlights
Today's sightings include; red kite, 110 black tailed godwit, 2 greenshank, knot, 17 redshank, 5 dunlin, 53 wigeon, 30 teal, 3 water rail, peregrine and kingfisher.
10 November 2013
Counts
An early morning count produced 1000+ Whooper Swan, 5300 Pink-footed Geese, 470 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 290 Shelduck, 204 Wigeon, 3 Gadwall, 1230 Teal, 1490 Mallard, 100 Pintail, 21 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron and 141 Co
10 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/High Tide /70% Frozen Shelduck - 3 Redshank - 2 Black Headed Gull - 34 Teal - 23 Mallard - 45 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 8 Chaffinch - 1 Goldfinch - 1 Greenfinch 2 Goldcrest - 1 Treecreeper - 1 Robin - 3 Dunnock - 2 Blue Tit - 10 Coa
10 November 2013
Raptors
A showery day with sunny spells early on giving us some rainbows across the reserve, nice. A wildfowl packed reserve with more ducks arriving daily. Should have some figures from tomorrows count. As more birds arrive the hunting opportunities mean plenty
9 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy PURPLE SANDPIPER 1 First Winter Bewick's Swan 7 Pochard 58 Pintail 110 Teal 200 The Zeiss Hide AMERICAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 First winter male EUROPEAN TEAL 3507 Wigeon 250 Pintail 17 Spotted Redshank 2 adults Little Stuint 2 Dunlin 315 Lapwing 1
9 November 2013
Latest Sightings
7000 Barnacle Geese on the reserve. 85 Whooper Swans. Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 drake Teal 300 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 14 Black-tailed Godwit 12 Snipe 4 Barnacle Geese Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 85 Greater Scaup 1 drake Mute Swan 52 Canada Geese 67 Tufted
9 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th November 2013
2 Bittern - main lake S shore seen from Headley hide, main lake N shore 8 Snipe - flushed off the grazing marsh by a male Sparrowhawk 4 Fieldfare - on South route 2 Siskin - explore feeders 1 Redpoll - explore feeders Additional sightings from yesterday:
9 November 2013
Out on the reserve today
Peregrine - 1 Brambling - 2 (in amongst the chaffinches on beneath the bird feeding station) Curlew Lapwing Pochard - 200 (a large influx of pochaed has taken place over the last couple of days). Pintail - 20 Shoveler - 20 Wigeon Teal
9 November 2013
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Curlew - 98 Redshank - 70 Lapwing - 28 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Teal - 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Grey Heron - 2 Common Snipe - 3 Saline Lagoon Time/Am Tide/High Teal - 16 Grey Heron -
8 November 2013
Latest Sightings
5000 Barnacle Geese around the reserve. 74 Whooper Swans this morning. Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 drake still Teal 200 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 13 Black-tailed Godwit 18 Redshank 4 Snipe 3 Sparrowhawk 1 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 74 Greater Scaup 1 drake st
8 November 2013
Today's sightings-Purple Sandpiper!
Purple Sandpiper on the Rushy, Image by JSLeesWWT The Zeiss Hide EUROPEAN TEAL 3094 Garganey 1 Wigeon 80 Spotted Redshank 2 adults Little Stint 1 Juvenile Dunlin 307 Lapwing 174 Grey Heron 2 Decoy Board Walk (North End) Siberian Chiffchaff 1 Common Chi
8 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 8th November 2013
1 Bittern - main lake N shore @8.15 hrs 75 Wigeon - wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 25 Fieldfare - dropped in along East bank 7 Redwing - flew over S, SW 2 Siskin - with a small flock of Goldfinch on South route October bird highlights: Garganey, Pink-foot
8 November 2013
Out on the reserve today
Little grebe - 1 Goosander - 1 (female) Pintail
7 November 2013
Wildlife sightings for 7th November 2013
1 Bittern - main lake - visible from the Dulverton Hide 1245hrs 3 Redpoll - south route 1 Rock Pipit - main lake 'gull ridge' 11 Fieldfare - flew W 1 Skylark - flew W 7 Meadow Pipit - flew W October bird highlights: Garganey, Pink-footed Goose, Great Sku
7 November 2013