Latest sightings
Increase in Green Sandpiper and flyover Curlew
3 Green Sandpiper on the wader scrape and Curlew over the site heading East.
26 June 2019
Green Sandpipers on the wader scrape
Green Sandpipers are being sighted daily at the moment, feeding on the muddy scrape or the marsh. Migrant Swallow moving through early on.
25 June 2019
Common Terns on the main lake
Green Sandpiper continues on the grazing marsh, with pairs of Little Ringed Plover and Common Tern on the main lake.
24 June 2019
Redshank and Green Sandpiper on the wader scrape
Plenty of waders and duck broods on the scrape this morning
23 June 2019
Little Ringed Plover pair still on the main lake
A pair of Little Ringed Plover are still present on the re-profiled island on the main lake.
22 June 2019
Green Sandpipers and Teal on the wader scrape
2 Green Sandpiper and 5 Teal on the wader scrape this morning.
20 June 2019
Pochard, Tufted Duck and Gadwall broods
2 Pochard broods on the scrape and reservoir lagoon are this morning's highlight. Pochard are on the red list of Birds Of Conservation Concern (BoCC4), along with Lapwing that have also bred well here this spring
19 June 2019
Green Sandpipers and a Pochard brood on the scrape
5 Pochard ducklings on the wader scrape, along with a Gadwall brood and Lapwing chick
18 June 2019
Returning Green Sandpiper on the wader scrape
The first returning Green Sandpipers still on the wader scrape this morning, with Mediterranean Gull circling high over the site heading East.
17 June 2019
Little Ringed Plover chicks on the wader scrape
3 Newly hatched Little Ringed Plover chicks on the wader scrape this morning in the company of both adults.
16 June 2019
Pair of Common Tern on the main lake
2 Common Tern on the main lake shingle islands this morning.
14 June 2019
Swift and House Martin feeding low over the grazing marsh
Good numbers of Swift and Sand Martin with an additional 3 House Martin feeding low over the site this morning.
13 June 2019
Mediterranean Gull over the main lake
3 Mediterranean Gull drifting high over the main lake heading South West.
12 June 2019
Little Ringed Plover pair on the wader scrape
Little Ringed Plover pair on the wader scrape with Common Tern hunting over the main lake.
9 June 2019
Plenty of Sand Martins & Swifts zipping through the rain
Little Ringed Plover pair Still sitting on the wader scrape
7 June 2019