Latest sightings
Great white egret
Great white egret - 2 (feeding between Reedbed hide and Nelson-Lyle hide)
17 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Main hide Marsh harrier - 1 (female, hunting along the reeds) Little ringed plover - 1 Avocet - 10 Redshank - 6 Lady Fen Yellow wagtail Lapwing and chicks Shelduck
16 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Water vole - 1 (possibly 2) on the pond between the visitor centre and the car park, sat in the reeds on a fresh reed platform! Lady Fen Yellow wagtail - 3 Lapwing chicks Pond dipping stations With this spring being warmer than last year we are already se
15 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Greenshank - 1 Some additional sightings from yesterday:- Black-tailed godwit - 2500 Avocet -54 Dunlin - 20 Little ringed plover - 3 pairs Ringed plover - 2 Sedge warbler - 1 Willow warbler - 1 Yellow wagtail - 1 Buzzard - 1
11 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Reedbed hide Willow warbler Main hide Greenshank - 1 Visitor centre ponds Sedge warbler - 1 Little grebe - 1
10 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Spotted redshank - 1 Dunlin - 78 Black-tailed godwits - 600 Swallow - 1 Yellow wagtail - 2 (the first of the year) Little ringed plover - 4 Snipe - 2 Black-tailed godwits wickering Crane calling Teal - 2080 Wigeon - 200 Shoveler - 25 Pintail - 20 Gadwall
9 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Little ringed plover - 2 Snipe Avocet Redshank Lapwing Wigeon Tufted duck Teal Shoveler Gadwall Shelduck
6 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Little ringed plover - 4 Black-tailed godwit Avocet Lapwing Redshank Garganey Gadwall Wigeon Pintail Teal Shoveler Tufted Duck Little egret
5 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Lady Fen Peregrine - 1 Stoat - 1 on Lady Fen and near the visitor centre
2 April 2014
Out on the reserve today
Great white egret - 1 (Reedbed hide) Little ringed plover - 3 Ruff Dunlin Gadwall Wigeon
31 March 2014
Out on the reserve today
Redshank Main observatory Little ringed plover - 2 Avocet - 12 Oystercatcher - 4 Redshank Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Gadwall Wigeon Shoveler Tufted duck Shelduck Shelduck
29 March 2014
Out on the reserve today
Great white egret - 1 (favouring the ditches in front of Nelson-Lyle hide) Main observatory Little ringed plover - 1 Bewick's swan - 1 (briefly at lunchtime) Lyle hide Goldeneye - 2 Pintail - 28 Little grebe - 1 Great crested grebe - 6 Throughout the whol
27 March 2014
Out on the reserve today
Avocet Main observatory Avocet - 40 (most of them were in a huddle, but some pairs came as close as the front island on the lagoon, whilst feeding) Redshank Ruff Oystercatcher Lapwing Teal Wigeon Shoveler Mallard Litt
26 March 2014
Out on the reserve today
Great white egret From Lyle hide at 4pm Great white egret - 1 Garganey - 1 Marsh harrier - 1 Garganey
25 March 2014
Out on the reserve today
Seal Garganey - 1 (Nelson-Lyle hide) Little ringed plover - 1 Snipe Ruff Peregrine - 1 It feels like the start of spring again this morning, with wading birds calling across the reserve and plenty of ducks still on al
24 March 2014