Latest sightings
Red Necked Phalarope
Zeiss Hide A fine female red necked phalarope has appeared in front of the Zeiss Hide this morning. A lone avocet and 3 redshank were also here. Cettis calling close to the hide and reed warblers showing well here. Rushy Very busy just now, Cranes still
30 May 2013
Avocet eggs
Rushy Lots of action here at the moment. The Cranes are still incubating at the back of the pond (no sign yet of any young). There are 5 Avocets there this morning one pair of which have laid an egg but don't seem to be protecting it very well. A second p
29 May 2013
Nesting cranes and avocets
Rushy common crane 2 avocet 4 (nest scraping) little gull 1st summer 08.30 oystercatcher 2 + chicks Holden Tower common crane 4 little egret 2 great crested grebe 2 with young (on long ground pool) cettis warbler reed warbler oystercatchers 3 Estuary grey
28 May 2013
Has the Cranes egg hatched ?
Rushy The 24 hour watch on the Cranes nest has had tantalizing glimpses of what might be the chick but no really good sighting yet. Lets hope today is the day. A watch is being mounted from the Peng Observatory but also check from Infocus and the wooden R
27 May 2013
Cranes incubating.
Rushy Cranes still incubating well. A thermal imaging camera is revealing some interesting nocturnal behavior, The male roosted alongside the female all night who left to feed for two hours at dawn. watch from the Rushy wooden hide or Peng Observatory. A
23 May 2013
Garganey, Common Cranes and Avocets
Zeiss hide GARGANEY 1 drake black tailed godwit 27 shelduck 37 lapwing with chick South Finger/Kingfisher hide kingfisher incubating in nest reed, sedge, cettis, willow warblers and blackcap all singing and showing South Lake view from Hogarth hide AVOCET
21 May 2013
Breeding Cranes the first in the west for 400 years
Rushy Two Cranes from the Great Crane Project have built a nest and laid at least one egg in the Rushy. The pair, Monty the male and Christine the female have been the most active pair and were responsible for the earlier nest building efforts in front of
20 May 2013
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Cranes 9 Peregrine 1 Little Egret 1 Oystercatcher 2 Summer Walkway (now open) Curlew 10 Shelduck 80 Reed Warbler 8 Zeiss Hide Black Tailed Godwit 56 Redshank 1 Garganey 1 male Little Egret 1 Sedge Warbler 3 Reed Warbler 6 Kingfisher Hide King
19 May 2013
Today's Sightings
Please Note: Black-Caps, Sedge warblers and Reed warblers can be seen and heard all over the site at the moment. Rushy Pen Avocet Black Tailed Godwit (2) Knott Hide Cetti's Warbler Shelduck (25) Holden Tower Oystercatcher (2) Shoveler (2) Shelduck (60)
17 May 2013
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Great views again this morning of the young male Goshawk, very close to the tower. Little Grebe 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 12 Zeiss Hide Avocet 1 Black Tailed Godwit 48 Teal 10 Kingfisher Hide Little Grebe 2 Kingfisher 1 (10.00) South Lake Hid
16 May 2013
Todays Sightings
Very quiet over the last few days but picking up today. South lake Hide will be closed for the next day or to to be re-fitted. The Lake and scrape can still be viewed from the Hogarth Hide at the at the the top of the loop way path through the collectio
15 May 2013
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Wheatear 1 lapwing 16 Crane 3 flying over. Zeiss Hide Black Tailed Godwit 2 Lapwing 12 Oystercatcher 2 Mute 2 (chicks hatching on nest under hide) South Lake Black Tailed Godwit 9 Oystercatcher 6 Black Headed Gull 70
13 May 2013
Todays sightings.
Some good movements of seabirds reported yesterday. Great, Arctic and Pomerine all recorded, also an Adult Gannet Holden Tower Tawny Owl 1 along walkway in ivy. Listen out for alarming blackbirds. Lesser Whitethroat 1 Cettis 1 Oystercatcher 2 (incubatin
11 May 2013
Todays sightings
Rushy Black headed Gull colony now very active. Common Crane 1 Holden Tower Wigeon 6 Marsh Harrier 1 female Riged Plover 4 Dunlin 2 Greenshank 1 over Tack Piece Cettis 1 Reed Warbler South Lake Great Crested Grebe 2 Black Tailed Godwit 9 Zeiss Hide Teal 2
7 May 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Little Ringed Plover 1 Peregrine 1 Wigeon 4 Shoveler 5 Lesser Whitethroat 1 South Lake Arctic Tern 1 Black-tailed Godwit 21 Oystercatcher 2 Rushy Black-tailed Godwit 11 Redshank 1 Plus at least 14 Cranes from the Great Crane Project on site t
3 May 2013