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Today's Highlights

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's Highlights

Main lagoon Lapwing Teal Wigeon Shoveler

7 October 2015

Today's Highlights

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

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Crane-3 Golden plover-30 Snipe-3 Ruff Black-tailed godwit-5 Curlew Sparrowhawk Kestrel-male and juvenile Marsh harrier Lapwing Green woodpecker Goldcrest

3 October 2015

Today's highlights

Today's highlights

Tree sparrow Tree sparrow on the bird feeders next to the visitor centre Barn owl Marsh harrier Lapwing are starting to build in flocks now as we move into autumn

2 October 2015

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Kingfisher Curlew Ruff Teal Snipe Shoveler Wigeon Kestrel Marsh harrier Eel jumped clear out of the water between ducks

28 September 2015

Maintenance works

Maintenance works

Today there will be disturbance on the main lagoon as we carry out maintenance works.  All other hides will be free of disturbances.

23 September 2015

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Pintail-2 female at Main Observatory Kingfisher Snipe-3 at Friends Hide Tree sparrow Sedge warbler at Nelson-Lyle hide Black cap Reed bunting Chiffchaff Tufted duck-female Wigeon Ruff Teal Stock dove

22 September 2015

Today's highlights

Today's highlights

Marsh harrier - 1 female flew over main lagoon Ruff - 10 Wigeon Shoveler Teal Gadwall Mallard

19 September 2015

Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights

Wryneck around the feeders below the café!! Kingfishers

18 September 2015