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Latest sightings

Passage waders moving through

Passage waders moving through

A good selection of waders on the reserve this morning including Dunlin, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper.

28 July 2019

Common & Green Sandpipers feeding on the reserve

Common & Green Sandpipers feeding on the reserve

A wet Wheatear and 4 Snipe also on the reserve today.

27 July 2019

Migrant warblers on the move

Migrant warblers on the move

Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps moving through the sheltered lagoon this morning, feeding among the willow scrub. Plenty of Dragonflies on the wing, including the scarce Lesser Emperor spotted over the last two days on the main lake.

26 July 2019

Passage of Common Terns and Swallows

Passage of Common Terns and Swallows

Common Terns and Swallows moving south over the reserve a.m.

25 July 2019

Garganey on the reservoir lagoon

Garganey on the reservoir lagoon

Garganey juvenile spotted on the reservoir lagoon this morning

24 July 2019

Wader scrape has plenty of mud for visiting wading birds

Wader scrape has plenty of mud for visiting wading birds

Snipe and Lapwings on the scrape today. The reservoir holds several duck broods best viewed from the wildside hide

23 July 2019

Redshank on the wader scrape a.m.

Redshank on the wader scrape a.m.

As well as Redshank there are good numbers of Tufted Duck juveniles on the scrape

22 July 2019

Green Sandpiper on the wader scrape

Green Sandpiper on the wader scrape

Wader scrape is good this morning for Green Sandpiper, Snipe and duck broods.

21 July 2019

Adult and juvenile Peregrine over the reserve

Adult and juvenile Peregrine over the reserve

An adult and begging juvenile Peregrine flew over the reserve this morning heading towards Charing Cross Hospital.

20 July 2019

Common Sandpiper feeding out on the wader scrape

Common Sandpiper feeding out on the wader scrape

Tufted Duck broods can be seen diving and ducking on most of our water bodies

19 July 2019

Juvenile Little Grebe on the wader scrape

Juvenile Little Grebe on the wader scrape

One juvenile Little Grebe spotted on the wader scrape this morning.

18 July 2019

Teal numbers building up

Teal numbers building up

Teal numbers building up and 6th fledged Lapwing of the year.

17 July 2019

Kingfisher back on the main lake this morning

Kingfisher back on the main lake this morning

Redshank and Common Tern on the reserve today

16 July 2019

Mediterranean Gull on the main lake

Mediterranean Gull on the main lake

Mediterranean Gull with the Black-headed Gull on the main lake, seen from the WWF hide a.m.

15 July 2019

Garganey and 2 Green Sandpiper

Garganey and 2 Green Sandpiper

Eclipse Garganey on the main lake alongside two mobile and very vocal Green Sandpiper.

14 July 2019