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On Thursday 18 September, the café and kiosks will be closed to visitors for operational reasons. The rest of the Centre is open as usual. Thank you for your understanding.

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Wildlife sightings for 19th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 19th May 2017

1 Whimbrel - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - fishing along South route 4 Shelduck - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 80 Swift - reserve and river 5 Swallow - grazing marsh 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge May bi

19 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 18th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 18th May 2017

1 Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - grazing marsh 3 Shelduck - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 4 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, main lake 3 Redshank - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing b

18 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 17th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 17th May 2017

1 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - grazing marsh 3 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge   May bird highl

17 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 16th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 16th May 2017

2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 3 Redshank - main lake 1 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge May bird high

16 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 15th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 15th May 2017

1 Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whitethroat - entrance area 3 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 50+ Swift - reservoir lagoon 15+ Swallow - reservoir lagoon 10+ H

15 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 14th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 14th May 2017

1 Whimbrel - main lake (11:00 am) then flew SW 2 Dunlin - wader scrape 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 2 Whitethroat - entrance area, reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank - grazing marsh, reservoir lago

14 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 13th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 13th May 2017

4 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Hobby - 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge 40 Swift - over reserve 8 House Martin - wildside

13 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 12th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 12th May 2017

1 Ringed Plover - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - 4 Redshank - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Common Tern - main lake 2 Whitethroat - entrance lake, wader scrape bank 4 Ch

12 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 11th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 11th May 2017

1 Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Dunlin - flew E 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 5 Mute Swan cygnets - reservoir lagoon 1 Whinchat - scrape bank 4 Linn

11 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 10th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 10th May 2017

2 Wood Sandpiper - main lake 2 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing in world wetlands 3 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 2 Comm

10 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2017

1 Kittiwake (adult) - main lake 1 Ring Ouzel (male) - reservoir lagoon NE corner 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 5 Redshank - marsh, main lake, scrape 6 Yellow Wagtail - marsh(4) and flying over W(2) 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 8 Swallow - main la

9 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2017

1 Oystercatcher - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Greenshank - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon p.m. 7 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh N bund 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 24 House Martin - main

8 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2017

5 Common Sandpiper - main lake, reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Dunlin - main lake 6 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 3 Common Tern - main lake 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 25+ House

7 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 6th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 6th May 2017

1 Grey Plover - main lake 8 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape, main lake 1 Ringed Plover - 5 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Redshank - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Shelduck

6 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 5th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 5th May 2017

13 Shelduck - briefly on main lake and reservoir lagoon before 10 birds flew off North 1 Brent Goose - main lake 1 Grey Plover - main lake 2 Wood Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Whimbrel - main lake 3 Li

5 May 2017