Recent sightings 18th - 21st May
Highlights include Song Thrush, Treecreeper and Garganey
Over the weekend on the saline lagoons have been good sightings of small numbers of Greenshank, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Spoonbill remain visible as well. Seen on the lagoons and out towards the estuary have been good numbers of Whimbrel. Over on the Dafen scrapes the male Garganey has been nice and visible seen preening on one of the banks, the 2 Little Ringed Plover are also still present on the scrapes. Also seen from the reserve have been Little Egret, Shelduck, Gadwall, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Pied Wagtail and Swallow.
Pintail and Pochard have been seen on the freshwater lagoon from both the boardwalk and observatory hides.
Millennium Wetlands
On deep water lake today have been 2 male Garganey visible from the Peter Scott and Heron's wing hides, there are also 2 lots of Pochard ducklings around deep water lake as well. Good numbers of Black-tailed Godwit continue to be seen on the front of the main island. Other birds seen and heard across the reserve include Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Chiff Chaff, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap and Song Thrush. A buzzard was spotted over the weekend being mobbed by a crow, a Treecreeper seen feeding and heard singing on the tree by the path to the Peter Scott hide, and a Cuckoo seen and heard near to the canoe safari area.
Other wildlife seen on the reserve have been Grass Snake, Slow Worm, Common Lizard, and Hornet.
