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todays sightings
Great White Egret Cranes x 3 Marsh Harrier White Wagtail Snipe Wigeon Teal Shoveler Shelduck Tufted Duck Great Skua- Fly-over
21 September 2016
Today's Sightings
Cranes-2 ad +1 juv flew west, joined by 2 more adults who then flew to Lyle hide Ruff-20 Dunlin-1 Ringed plover-2 Lapwing-60 Grey plover-1 Green sandpiper Snipe-8 Greylag goose-1 Marsh harrier-4 females Buzzard-3 Kingfisher on pool by café Tree sparrow j
19 September 2016
Sunday 18th September
Buzzard Marsh harrier Sparrowhawk Hobby Kestrel Barn owl Green sandpiper Curlew sandpiper (in front of main observatory)Ruff Ringed plover Dunlin Lapwing Cranes (3 seen from Friends hide looking north) Little egret Grey heron Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail W
18 September 2016
Today's Sightings
Snipe-20 Ringed plover-2 Dunlin-4 Ruff-7 Crane-3 flew west late morning Wigeon-78 Shoveler Teal Meadow pipit Yellow wagtail Sand martin Marsh harrier Buzzard Kestrel Greylag geese-311 Kingfisher-Lady fen Black-tailed godwit Chiffchaff Little egret
17 September 2016
Today's Highlights
Cranes x 3 still on site Ruff Snipe increasing in number Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Marsh harrier
16 September 2016
Today's sightings
Cranes-3 at Lyle hide Ruff Snipe Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Curlew sandpiper Dunlin Heron Hobby Buzzard Marsh harrier Yellow wagtail Goldfinch Reed warbler
15 September 2016
Main observatory management works planned
On Wednesday 14th September there will be disturbance in front of the main observatory due to management works to the pools and the wildlife cameras. This shouldn’t disturb the wildlife at any of our other hides. We apologise for any inconveni
12 September 2016
Today's sightings
The 3 Cranes flew west of the Main Observatory again this morning at @ 11am Lots of Yellow wagtails around the cattle and around the hides Ruff-64 Dunlin-3 Golden plover-on Lady fen Lapwing Snipe Ringed plover-2 juv Shoveler Teal Wigeon Hobby-2 ad 1 j
12 September 2016
Todays Highlights
Cranes - 2 adults, 1 juv flew to west part of reserve Reed warblers Blackcap - female Marsh harrier - 3 Kingfisher Yellow wagtail Meadow pipit Kestrel Buzzard Snipe Ruff - 35 Common sandpiper Green sandpiper - 2 Black-tailed godwit Greylag geese Dunli
11 September 2016
Today's Highlights
Black-tailed godwit-16 Ruff-39 Snipe-17 Green sandpiper-2 Common sandpiper-1 Dunlin-3 Water rail-juv at Main Observatory Wigeon-5 Little egret Chiffchaff Yellow wagtail-7
10 September 2016
Todays Highlights
Cranes x 3 Osprey Ruff Lapwing Common sandpiper Green sandpiper Snipe Yellow wagtail Marsh harrier
9 September 2016
Today's highlights - cranes
Cranes The family of three cranes are back again today, seen feeding in front of the main observatory this morning. Green sandpiper Marsh harrier Hobby
1 September 2016
Today's Highlights
Little stint - 1 Crane - 3 (Lyle hide) Green sandpiper - 6 Common sandpiper - 4 Dunlin Avocet
31 August 2016
Today's Highlights
Crane - 1 between Lyle & Friends hides Wood sandpiper - 1 Lyle hide Green sandpiper - 3 Common sandpiper - 4 Dunlin Ruff - 35 Main observatory Black-tailed godwit - 8 Snipe Willow warbler Garden warbler Whitethroat Reed warbler Sedge warbler Marsh har
30 August 2016
Today's Highlights
Cranes flew in again this morning-2 adults and a juvenile at Lyle Hide Curlew sandpiper- also at Lyle hide Ringed plover Ruff-20 Green sandpiper Snipe-5 Common sandpiper-2 at Main Observatory Dunlin House martins wheeling round the Centre building Turtle
29 August 2016