Latest sightings
Today's Highlights
A bittern flew past the main observatory and landed between this hide and the reedbed hide this morning. The fog has lifted from first thing this morning. There were whooper and Bewick's swans in front of all the hides this morning which is nice to see.
4 November 2015
Today's Highlights
Marsh harrier Bewick's swan Tree sparrow in front of visitor centre Short-eared owl
31 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Short-eared owl Barn owl Pochard Bewick's swan Whooper swan Stonechat
30 October 2015
Todays highlights
A beautiful morning to count swans we are now over 1000 Whooper swans on the reserve! Birds seen this morning... Barn owl Sparrowhawk Kestrel Lapwing Snipe Golden plover Black-tailed godwits 150 (one with leg rings) Dunlin Wigeon Pintail 7 Pochard Tufte
29 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Pintail close to Main Hide Wigeon Shelduck Black-tailed godwit Pochard Shoveler Snipe Lapwing Kingfisher at Main Hide Whooper swans Bewick's swans Canada Geese Greylag Marsh harrier
28 October 2015
Great grey shrike
Great grey shrike spotted near the main observatory
25 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Wigeon & Teal - 1500 viewed from the summer walk Pochard - 4 Black-tailed godwit - 67 Golden plover - 19 Snipe - 9 Curlew - 4 Water rail heard on the reserve Fieldfare flying over Peregrine - 1 Marsh harrier
24 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans and Bewick's swans in front of Friends hide this afternoon preening and drinking in between feeding out in the fields. The best time of day to see them (especially the Bewick's) is first thing in the morning, but we can get these further v
20 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Barn owl Short-eared owl Peregrine Marsh Harrier-male with green wing tags Stonechat-4 at Reedbed hide Reed bunting on feeders by café Common sandpiper
19 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans-54 including 2 newly arrived families with 4 cygnets and 3 cygnets Black-tailed godwit-21 including 1 with coloured leg rings Dunlin-5 Snipe-23 Marsh harrier-female Redshank Greylag goose Cetti's warbler-2 Fieldfare-20 Shoveler Wigeon Teal T
17 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Bewick's swans by Richard Dunn Bewick's swan - 2, the first of these swans to arrive this autumn, hopefully lots more to follow! The two from today flew in onto the main lagoon and quickly moved off again so the image
13 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Stonechat by Simon Stirrup Peregrine - 1 Buzzard - 1 Whooper swan - at least 9 Green sandpiper - 1 Snipe - 30 Golden plover - 200+ Stonechat - 2 (Nelson-Lyle hide) Kingfisher - 1 (Nelson-Lyle hide)
9 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Whooper swans Whooper swan - 8 flying Marsh harrier - 3 Common sandpiper - 1 (Nelson-Lyle hide) Snipe Curlew Lapwing Wigeon Teal Gadwall Shoveler The footpaths are pinging with dragonflies today, lots of darters sunni
8 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Main lagoon Lapwing Teal Wigeon Shoveler
7 October 2015
Today's Highlights
Wheatear at Friends Hide Stonechat Reed bunting Ruff Common sandpiper at Main Observatory Snipe Golden plover flock Sparrowhawk Hobby Marsh harrier Curlew
5 October 2015