Latest sightings
Firecrest!
The Grounds A firecrest was seen today around the children's play area in the grounds. Sir Peter Scott hide 2 chiffchaff, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, kingfisher, buzzard, 48 tufted duck, 8 pochard, 10 shoveler, 3 water rail and little greb
21 January 2015
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary 798 golden plover, 11 black tailed godwit, 310 lapwing, greenshank, 152 wigeon, 61 greylag goose, 3 little egret, 8 reed bunting, 8 linnet, 4 redwing, merlin, sparrowhawk, buzzard and kingfisher.
19 January 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 7 goldeneye, 4 spotted redshank, 450 lapwing, 70 dunlin, 8 greenshank, 10 black tailed godwit, 30 redshank, 2 snipe, 190 wigeon and 27 tufted duck.
18 January 2015
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary 2 peregrine, red kite, 11 black tailed godwit, 461 lapwing, snipe, 2 spotted redshank, 2 redshank, greenshank, dunlin, 148 wigeon, 88 shelduck, 39 tufted duck, 20 gadwall, 70 mallard, 20 greylag goose, 26 woodpigeon and 8 reed b
16 January 2015
Today's bird sightings
Millennium Wetlands Bittern, kingfisher, 25 lapwing, 3 water rail, grey heron, great spotted woodpecker, 2 little grebe, 34 tufted duck, 35 teal, 5 pochard and chiffchaff. Lagoon 86 shelduck, 27 tufted duck, 5 pochard, 5 teal, grey heron and 2 little egre
15 January 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide / estuary 11 goldeneye were seen out on the estuary displaying with their characteristic head throwing. 4 greenshank, 7 black tailed godwit, 7 redshank, 3 curlew, 3 dunlin, 550 lapwing, 145 wigeon, shoveler, 3 gadwall, 6 shelduck, 3 gr
13 January 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide A little stint and a great white egret were seen from the British Steel hide this morning.
10 January 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide / estuary 3 spotted redshank, 30 snipe, 8 greenshank, 7 bar tailed godwit, 44 black tailed godwit, 35 redshank, 290 curlew, 275 dunlin, 290 knot, 600 lapwing and 8 reed bunting. Lagoon 357 black tailed godwit, spotted redshank, 8 greens
8 January 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide / estuary Goldeneye, 18 snipe, 2 greenshank, 150 black tailed godwit, 9 redshank, 3 dunlin, 845 lapwing, 5 little egret, 2 grey heron, 6 shoveler, 153 wigeon, 355 pintail, 12 tufted duck, 52 brent goose, reed bunting and peregrine.
6 January 2015
Today's bird highlights
British Steel hide/estuary 6 water rail, merlin, peregrine, 2 sparrowhawk, 2 buzzard, green woodpecker, 80 black tailed godwit, 500 lapwing, 6 snipe, 6 redshank, 2 dunlin, 8 brent goose, 234 wigeon, 52 shelduck, 20 greylag goose, 2 stonechat, goldcrest an
5 January 2015
Today's sightings
A bittern was seen on the Deep Water Lake this morning.
22 December 2014
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 2 water rail, merlin, peregrine, sparrowhawk, 3 greenshank, 35 black tailed godwit, 456 lapwing, 18 snipe, 3 goldeneye, 226 wigeon, 32 shelduck, 304 pintail, 56 greylag goose, 2 stonechat, 2 chiffchaff, 4 jay, and 2 goldcrest.
17 December 2014
Bittern is back
Heron hide A bittern was seen again on deep water lake after a two week absence. It was feeding in the line of vegetation on the right hand side of the lake as viewed from the heron hide until a grey heron chased it off causing it to relocate to the Bitte
12 December 2014
Today's sightings (increase in lapwing)
British Steel hide 929 lapwing, 1225 dunlin, 11 greenshank, grey plover, 500 black tailed godwit, 3 bar tailed godwit, 391 knot, 45 redshank, 350 curlew, 7 snipe, 2 little grebe, 118 wigeon, 3 tufted duck, 6 shoveler, 10 shelduck and 11 little egret. Lago
10 December 2014
Today's bird sightings
British Steel Hide Grey plover, 491 lapwing, 2 spotted redshank, 12 greenshank, 13 redshank, 180 black tailed godwit, 2 bar tailed godwit, 250 curlew, 200 dunlin, 76 knot, 2 water rail, 5 tufted duck, pintail, teal, 110 wigeon, little grebe, 4 cormorant
9 December 2014