Recent Sightings 30th November - 3rd December
Egyptian Geese, Merlin, Water Pipit, Barn Owl, Spotted Redshank
British Steel Hide
An impressive selection of birds of prey on the Marsh recently with a Merlin, Peregrine and Red Kite all being seen over the weekend. There are also plenty of Waders including: Spotted Redshank, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Redshank, Lapwing, Curlew and Snipe. The Spoonbills have been showing very well recently, with one feeding very close to the hide. The Water Pipit is still on the Dafen Scrapes but remains elusive, there were also sightings of 2 Egyptian Geese over the weekend but no sign at the start of this week.
Millennium Wetlands
There is a wide variety of Wildfowl on the Deep Water Lake with: Pochard, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Shelduck, Gadwall, Shoveler and Mallard. The Barn Owl was seen flying over the Deep Water Lake in the early morning. There is a Starling Murmuration starting to build in the reed bed best viewed from the Welsh Water Hide.
