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Today's sightings
A great white egret is present on the saline lagoons and is best viewed from the British steel hide. Other sightings today include; red breasted merganser, 3 goldeneye, 3 little grebe, 3 great cr [...]
1 February 2012
Today's sightings
2 red breasted merganser 4 goldeneye 3 little grebe 475 lapwing 2 greenshank spotted redshank 3 snipe 2 water rail 31 shelduck 27 shoveler 103 wigeon 74 gad [...]
30 January 2012
Today's sightings
2 red breasted merganser, 2 goldeneye and 8 great crested grebe were seen on the estuary at high tide. Other highlights include 550 lapwing, 6 greenshank, 3 spotted redshank, 7 black tailed godwit, 4 [...]
29 January 2012
Today's wild bird sightings
10 grey plover 3 snipe 2 greenshank 709 lapwing c200 curlew on estuary 53 brent geese on estuary c200 dunlin goosander 53 greylag 126 wigeon [...]
23 January 2012
Today's wild bird sightings
251 wigeon 54 shoveler shelduck teal mallard gadwall tufted duck pochard greylag c400 lapwing 5 greenshank c1700 oystercatcher on estu [...]
16 January 2012
Today's wild bird sightings
806 lapwing greenshank redshank brent goose - on estuary c 150 shoveler - on estuary c800 pintail - on estuary c200 dunlin - on estuary c150 curlew - on estua [...]
11 January 2012
Today's bird sightings
Two Slavonian grebes were seen on the estuary at high tide. Other sightings include 125 lapwing, 8 greenshank, 37 curlew, 9 snipe, 3 sparrowhawk, peregrine, 4 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 54 s [...]
31 December 2011
Today's wildbird sightings
A Slavonian grebe was seen on the estuary at high tide. Starlings are continuing to roost nightly in the bittern reedbed and are still around 100,000 in number. Other highlights include 455 lapwing, 2 [...]
30 December 2011
Today's wild bird sightings
2 greenshank 28 black tailed godwits c350 lapwing c300 curlew 9 snipe oystercatcher - on estuary Brent goose - on estuary great crested grebe greylag go [...]
28 December 2011
Today's sightings
At least 100,000 starlings are continuing to roost in the bittern reedbed nightly. The female goosander is still present in front of the Peter Scott hide. Other highlights include 355 lapwing, 6 black [...]
23 December 2011
Today's sightings
Two great white egrets flew on to the estuary this morning at dawn. A bittern and a female goosander have both been seen in front of the Peter Scott hide. Other highlights include 861 lapwing, 24 blac [...]
20 December 2011
Today's wild bird sightings
bittern [13th Dec] great white egret coming to roost late afternoon daily 47 black tailed godwit 236 lapwing kingfisher water rail wigeon shoveler s [...]
14 December 2011
Today's wild bird sightings
203 wigeon 74 shoveler 150 brent goose on estuary c350 curlew on estuary c1400 oystercatcher on estuary 78 greylag 96 black tailed godwit 7 snipe tufted [...]
7 December 2011
Today's wild bird sightings
460 pintail 246 wigeon mallard shelduck shoveler tufted duck gadwall pochard 2 water rail 4 snipe 5 greenshank c300 curlew 55 bl [...]
5 December 2011
Today's wildlife sightings
41 black tailed godwit 7 snipe 4 greenshank 116 curlew 653 lapwing 71 greylag goose 203 wigeon 121 shoveler shelduck mallard tufted duck [...]
30 November 2011