A bit of excitement this week with a green-winged teal on the folly pond, which is a rare sighting. It has been spotted most days this week. And two water rails on the peter scott trail were seen yesterday near the end of the day.
8 January 2022
It has been a cracking start to the year with so much to see on the reserve! We have had flocks of dunlin, golden plover, oystercatchers and lapwings, and two hen harriers.
1 January 2022
Water rail on the trail
19 December 2021
While out on the merse this morning, the reserve team counted 9 little egrets out on the saltmarsh.
9 December 2021
It has been such a treat to see up to 14 yellowhammers flitting through the avenues, best seen in the paddock area and near the Peter Scott Observatory.
2 December 2021
Our most recent count on the reserve has recorded 60 shoveler, and lots of visitors are thoroughly enjoying watching them paddle in their unmistakable tight circular feeding routine.
24 November 2021
Short-eared owl and a pair of peregrines hunting top our list of exciting sightings this week
15 November 2021
The past few days has seen high tides and strong southern westerly winds which has kept the reserves team on their toes but been a birders paradise for our visitors
8 November 2021
Highlights so far this week include 800 golden plover, 1,000 lapwing and a male and female hen harrier out on the saltcot merse.
4 November 2021
The extreme rainfall that the area has experienced this week saw most birds hunkered down for a few days before they began exploring the vast new expanses of lying water.
1 November 2021
An exciting day for us as a glossy ibis appeared on the whooper pond this morning!
23 October 2021
The sunny, clear days have brought the barnacle geese in very close to the hides in the latter half of this week.
22 October 2021
We're now getting up to 55 whooper swans, and up to 28 mute swans at our daily feeds.
19 October 2021
Today's barnacle goose count was 5,700 with large groups constantly on the move between fields and the merse. Whooper numbers today were 23 on the whooper pond, and 10 on the flood ground.
16 October 2021
A little later than some years, but our wild barnacle geese are now arriving back in big numbers!
12 October 2021