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Today's wildlife sightings
Millennium Wetlands 2 Mediterranean Gulls were flying over Deep Water lake and the first 4 willow warblers of the year were around the wetlands. 18 chiffchaffs and 10 cetti's warblers are now on territory. Butterflies: 7 brimstone, comma, 4 small tortois
6 April 2015
Garganey
NRA scrapes A male garganey was on the pools all day. Lagoon 3 Mediterranean gull, 3 spotted redshank, 100+ redshank, 6+ greenshank and 400+ black tailed godwit.
3 April 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 2 chiffchaff, 2 red breasted merganser, great crested grebe, 2 buzzard, 263 black tailed godwit, 2 spotted redshank, 2 greenshank, 11 dunlin, 101 redshank, 3 lapwing, knot, 53 wigeon, 18 shelduck and great spotted woodpecker.
25 March 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 3 spotted redshank, 18 greenshank, 285 redshank, 315 black tailed godwit, 100+ curlew, 31 teal, 38 wigeon, 4 tufted duck, 2 pochard, 8 great crested grebe, 8 little egret and peregrine.
24 March 2015
Today's sightings
Lagoon An adult Mediterranean gull returned to the black headed gull breeding site today where it was seen in front of the Observatory. British Steel hide 4 spotted redshank, 10 greenshank, 18 redshank, 379 black tailed godwit, grey plover, snipe, 2 curl
10 March 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 3 buzzard, red kite, kestrel, merlin, 258 black tailed godwit, 31 lapwing, 238 wigeon, 58 shelduck, 21 teal, 16 shoveler, 19 tufted duck, 30 mallard, 12 greylag goose, water rail, 6 reed bunting, 4 bullfinch, 10 meadow pipit and
2 March 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary Spotted redshank, greenshank, 340 black tailed godwit, 14 curlew, 8 dunlin, 2 knot, 9 redshank, 75 lapwing, 160 wigeon, 32 teal, 11 shoveler, 20 tufted duck, pochard, 7 gadwall, 2 goldeneye, 7 great crested grebe, 2 brent goo
26 February 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide 4 goldeneye, 290 black tailed godwit, 2 greenshank, 70 redshank, 160 curlew, red breasted merganser, 204 wigeon, 7 tufted duck, great crested grebe, 22 reed bunting, buzzard, 3 little egret and 11 cormorant.
24 February 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide 2 goldeneye, 433 lapwing, 74 black tailed godwit, 17 curlew, 97 wigeon, 23 tufted duck, 22 teal, 12 gadwall and 2 buzzard.
19 February 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 5 goldeneye, 4 spotted redshank, 4 greenshank, 4 grey plover, 253 black-tailed godwit, 46 dunlin, 8 redshank, 8 snipe, 4 great crested grebe, 190 wigeon and kestrel.
17 February 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 4 spotted redshank, 5 greenshank, 14 redshank, 84 black tailed godwit, 275 lapwing, 12 dunlin, 6 little egret, peregrine and 2 red breasted merganser.
12 February 2015
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 2 spotted redshank, 3 greenshank, 23 redshank, 400 golden plover, 415 black tailed godwit, 112 knot, 29 dunlin, snipe, 180 wigeon, 4 pochard, 20 tufted duck, 130 shelduck, 87 greylag goose and 8 little egret.
9 February 2015
Merlin
Grounds A merlin was seen chasing a snipe over the grounds this morning. British Steel hide 3 spotted redshank, 5 greenshank, 10 redshank, 195 lapwing, 6 dunlin, 3 black-tailed godwit, 5 little egret, grey heron, kingfisher and 180 wigeon.
5 February 2015
Bonaparte's Gull!!!
British Steel hide A Bonaparte's gull was seen briefly this morning on the outer scrape of the saline lagoon with the lapwing. It then flew over the hide and high to the north. Other counts include 331 black tailed godwit, 150 knot, 45 curlew, 225 wigeo
3 February 2015
Another Firecrest
Millennium Wetlands A firecrest was seen this morning at Black Poplar woods. British Steel hide/estuary Grey plover, 2 spotted redshank, 4 greenshank, knot, 250 black tailed godwit, 198 lapwing, water rail, 6 dunlin, 8 redshank, 105 wigeon, 20 tufted duc
29 January 2015