Latest sightings
Out on the reserve today
Whooper Swan - 2 (The first two birds arrived on the main lagoon 13/9) Osprey - 1 (14/3) Peregrine - 1 (15/3)
16 September 2013
Last day of Wader Watch!
Wader sightings for today: Little Ringed Plover - 8 Ruff - 5 Dunlin - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Snipe - 1 Three Common Cranes were also spotted in front of the main observatory and a Hobby from Friends hide.
13 September 2013
Wader watch sightings so far
Curlew sandpiper - 2 Dunlin - 4 Ruff - 8 Black tailed godwit - 6 Snipe - 4
12 September 2013
Wader watch sightings so far
Little-ringed Plover - 1 Common Sandpiper -1 Redshank - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Ruff - 6 Little Stint - 1
10 September 2013
Wader watch sightings so far
Little-ringed Plover - 2 Curlew Sandpiper - 3 Green Sandpiper - 2 Common Sandpiper - 2 Redshank -1 Greenshank - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 10 Ruff - 20 Osprey - 1 Hobby - 4
9 September 2013
Today's Sightings
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Cranes - 3 Ruff - 8 Common Sandpiper - 1 Green Sandpiper - 4 Ringed Plover - 4 Hobby - 2 Yellow Wagtail - 10 Snipe - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit - 6 Increasing numbers of Wigeon and Teal can be seen on the reserve pools.
7 September 2013
Wader Watch
The pools are looking fantastic at the moment in anticipation of wader watch next week. A week long event to mark the passage of wading birds through the reserve. There will be daily tours each morning and experts on hand to help identify the birds.
6 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Curlew - 1 Black-tailed godwit - 10 Ruff - 10 House martins and swallows flying around the outside of the visitor centre Speckled wood butterfly by the swan pipe towards Reedbed hide
6 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 3 Main observatory in the afternoon Marsh harrier - 2 Peregrine - 2 Buzzard - 2 Sparrowhawk - 1 Lapwing - 30 Snipe - 4 Black-tailed godwit - 12 Ruff - 4 Common sandpiper - 1 Yellow wagtail House martins Swallows Wigeon Shoveler Teal Gadwall Mallar
5 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 3 (Lady Fen) Yellow wagtail - 12 Green sandpiper Common sandpiper Black-tailed godwit - 12 Ruff - 6 Hobby - 3 A large flock of house martins are feeding above the visitor centre and main observatory today.
4 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Crane - 2 Marsh harrier - 3 Sparrowhawk - 1 Greenshank - 4 Ruff - 12 Black-tailed godwit - 8 Little ringed plover - 2 Snipe - 1 Yellow wagtail
3 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Osprey - 1 (briefly in front of Friends and Lyle hide) Crane - 3 Butterflies Comma Common blue Speckled wood Small tortoiseshell
2 September 2013
Out on the reserve today
Osprey - 1 flew North past the main observatory Hobby - 2 Common sandpiper - 1 Black-tailed godwits Garganey - 1 drake in eclipse plumage from the Nelson-Lyle hide
30 August 2013
Out on the reserve today
Green sandpiper - 2 Ringed plover - 2 Marsh harrier - 1 Buzzard - 1 Wildfowl numbers are now increasing with wigeon teal, mallard and shoveler in front of the hides.
29 August 2013
Out on the reserve today
Ruff - 5 Black-tailed godwit - 10 Common sandpiper - 1 Little ringed plover Ringed plover Yellow wagtail - 5 this morning but there have been more following the herd of cattle in front of the main observatory
25 August 2013