Sightings and news to week ending 3 May 2026
Image- our first Crane chicks of the season have hatched, parents are Wendy and Albert (image- M.J.McGill). This pair won't be viewable from the hides but news hot of the press is that Ruby and the wild male have hatched young on the South Lake, best to look from Hogarth Hide for the South Lake pair. Water levels are better than compared to the same time last year, the dry conditions made it very difficult for them to avoid foxes, as a result no young survived to fledging in 2025. We cross our fingers for the 2026 breeding season.
Ruby and Wild male with at least one chick, from Hogarth Hide, M.J.McGill.
You can just about see a chick between the legs of the male on the right.
Upcoming events
Moth Morning - Tuesday 28 April
Monday 27 April
Top New Piece
Temminck's Stint initially on the Tack Piece central flood then relocated to the Top New Piece islands.
Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Common Sandpiper, 47 Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 6 pairs of Redshank, Lapwing, pair of Cranes, 13 Teal, 5 Gadwall, Cuckoo calling, 17 Shelduck two pairs of Coot, three pairs of Moorhen.
Rushy Hide
Pair of 3cy Mediterranean Gull displaying but moved to South Lake, 11 pairs of Avocet, Pochard.
Tack Piece
Great Egret, Common Sandpiper, pair of Wigeon, 9 Teal, Gadwall, Mallard and Shelduck, pair of Avocet.
