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Get Outdoors Weekend Sightings
As part of the Great Outdoors Weekend Beginners Birdwatch sessions led by Dot Blakely we can report the following sightings: Viewed from the Brent Hide: 1200 Brent Geese 12 Shelduck Small scattering of Oystercatchers and Curlew between Limekiln an
21 September 2014
Recent Sightings - 19th September
Main Lake 15 Gadwall 17 Pintail 350 Mallard 1 Kingfisher 83 Greyleg 1 Cormorant 1 Little Grebe Wader Marsh 4 Little Egret 1 Curlew 1 Greenshank 1 Heron Estuary 2,500 Brent Geese 95 Curlew 450 Oystercatcher 15 Greyplover (three still in summer plumage) Fr
19 September 2014
Recent Sightings - 28th June
Main lake 200 Oystercatcher on Shingle Bank 2 Lesser Black Backed Gulls 2 Mute Swans 43 Mallard 17 Tufted Duck 2 Coot Peninsula Salt Marsh 2 Ringed Plover 1 Little Egret 225 Oystercatchers 1 Heron Estuary 150 Oystercatcher Eider with 5 young Fresh Water L
29 June 2014
Recent Sightings - 16th June
Main Lake - Shelduck with 8 ducklings, 3 Mute Swans, 3 Greylag & 6 goslings, 2 Teal Wader Marsh - Shelduck with 6 ducklings, 6 Greylags, 9 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret. Buzzard was seen flying over the Main Lake/ Wader Marsh. Fresh Water Lagoo
17 June 2014
Recent Sightings - 11 June
Main lake - 135 Mallard, 8 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Shelduck with ducklings, 1 pair Greylag with 5 goslings Wader marsh - 7 Greylag, 14 Shelduck Peninsula Salt Marsh; 300 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egret, 1 Shelduck, 2 Ringed Plover Limestone lake - 1 pa
11 June 2014
Recent Sightings - 24th June
Main Lake - 2 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 13 Shelduck, 2 Greylag with 5 goslings, 1 Heron, 200 Oystercatchers on the Shinglebank with 12 Black tailed Godwits. Estuary - 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Spoonbill Peninsula Salt Marsh - 5 Ringed Plover, 15 Oyster
27 May 2014
Recent Sightings - 5th April
Recent Sightings - 5th April Main Lake – 1 Little Grebe, 130 Black Headed Gull, 25 Tufted Ducks, 9 Shelduck, 11 Oystercatchers Wader Marsh – 47 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 2 Oystercatchers, 4 Gadwall, 2 Canada Geese, 35 oystercatchers, 16 Curlew on the Penins
7 April 2014
Recent Sighting - 29th March
Recent Sightings Sunday 29th March Main Lake – 2 Cormorant , 3 Pintails, 22 Tufted Ducks , 3 Greylags, 50 Mallard, 1 Little Egret Wader Marsh – Spoonbill, 1 Curlew, 2 Greenshanks, 49 Redshanks Mediterranean Gull spotted amongst the Black Headed Gull
31 March 2014
Recent Sightings - 22nd March 2014
Recent Sightings – 22nd March 2014 The Spoonbill is giving great sightings on the Main Lake and Wader Marsh. Also on the Wader Marsh are 7 Black Tailed Godwits, 12 Redshank and 65 Oystercatchers Main Lake 13 Tufted Ducks, 5 Cormorants, 10 Little Egrets,
25 March 2014
Recent Sightings - 16th March
70 Brent on the Estuary with 30 Dunlin, 80 Redshank, 4 Ringed Plover Limestone Lake: 3 Little Grebes and 5 Tufted Ducks Black Headed Gull colony building with 459 on site. 3 Linnet at Brickworks There are still Brent to be seen from Brent and Limekiln hi
19 March 2014
Recent Sightings - 4th March
Recent Sightings Main Lake alive with birds including Spoonbill, Kingfisher, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Gadwall, 3 Cormorants, 7 Mute Swans, Mallard and Tufted Ducks. Saline Lagoon: 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 12 Tufted Ducks Tree Sparrows usi
4 March 2014
Recent Sightings - 16/2/14
19th February RECENT SIGHTINGS ‘Endangered’ - half term week Main Lake Spoonbill - Mike Caiden • 1 Cormorant • 3 Litle Egrets • 1 Little Grebe • 100 Black headed gulls Wader marsh • 1 Spoonbill • 1 Lit
19 February 2014
Recent Sightings
Recent Sightings from 9 February include: Spoonbill is still around reserve, often appearing on the Wader Marsh A sparrowhawk was seen at the Fresh Water Lagoon where the Kingfisher also made an appearance Main Lake – 2 Cormorants, 12 Gadwall and 4 Tuf
12 February 2014
Recent Sightings
Estuary From the brent hide 3 great crested grebes, 18 shelduck, 46 eider, 3 cormorants, 1 shag, 280 oystercatchers on roost island with 700 dunlin Limekiln Observatory 71 shelduck, 8 great crested grebes, 53 eider, 14 redshanks, 18 dunlin, 6 knot and 85
3 February 2014
Recent Sightings
Estuary 6 great crested grebes, 33 grey plover, 45 widgeon, 8 shoveler, golden eye, heron, 385 dunlin, 83 curlew, 333 oystercatchers, 65 black tailed godwit, 16 bar tailed godwit General Kingfisher spotted on Saline Lagoon along side little grebe Main
20 January 2014