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Pectoral Sandpiper
The highlight of the day was the discovery of an adult or 2nd cal year Pectoral Sandpiper early afternoon on Sunley's viewable from Ron Barker Hide. This North American wader is an almost annual visitor to the reserve but this is the first record this ye
21 August 2018
Tuesday sightings
South Lake Three juvenile Little-ringed Plover, a juvenile Dunlin, 20 Redshank, 10+ Ruff, 2-3 Common Sandpipers, 180 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese. Holden Tower Three juvenile Whitethroat, 33 Curlew feeding on the Dumbl
21 August 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan + cygnets Barnacle goose Greylag Mallard Cormorant Coot Moorhen Grey heron Avocet Starling House martin Swallow Yellow wagtail Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Wood pigeon Marsh harrier
21 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2018
Tide level a.m.: mid Wader Lake Lapwing 275 Avocet 2 adults 3 juveniles Little egret 1 Common snipe 4 Redshank 20 Common sandpiper 1 Dunlin 1 Saline Lagoon Green sandpiper 2 Common snipe 2 Curlew 1 Grey heron 2 Teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecke
21 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 21st August 2018
1 Hobby - hunting over grazing marsh 1 Garganey - wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew over heading SE Pochard brood of 3 - res
21 August 2018
Mint moths, hawkers and a hobby
Migrant hawker on the Dragonfly Pond by Andy Burns We checked all 61 dormice nesting boxes during last week’s Small Mammal Survey – no dormice nesting but we found three nests of pygmy shrew. There were plenty of
20 August 2018
Today's Highlights
Great white egret Little egret Grey heron Moorhen Coot Avocet Snipe Common sandpiper Cormorant Black headed gull Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose Greylag geese Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Teal Garganey-Lyle hide Marsh harrier Buzzard-2 Hobby Yellow wag
20 August 2018
Recent Sightings €- 20th August 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at High tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. As the days get shorter and the autumn approaches the numbers of water birds are on the increase. Wintering ducks are beginning to arrive on the reserve with Teal a
20 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/08/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 65 Redshank 26 Avocet 9 Snipe 8 Teal 7 Common tern 3 Black-tailed godwit 2 Lesser black-backed gull (juv) 1 Saline Lagoon Teal 2 Lapwing 1 Redshank 1 Curlew 1 Greenshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2
20 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2018
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Tawny Owl - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 12 Swift - reservoir lagoon Pochard brood of 3 -
20 August 2018
Garganey count
Rushy Hide A juvenile Garganey, 3 juvenile Little-ringed Plover, 5+ Ruff, 8 Green Sandpiper, 4 Avocet, 2 Snipe, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, Redshank, 16 Lapwing and 15 Teal the pick of the birds on the lower pond. A Little Grebe and 25 Gadwall on the top pon
19 August 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Barnacle goose Greylag Shoveler Mallard Teal Coot Moorhen Water rail Common sandpiper Black tailed godwit Swallow House martin Tree sparrow House sparrow Greenfinch Goldfinch Sparrowhawk Hobby
19 August 2018
Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2018
1 Black-Tailed Godwit - wader scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - main lake, wader scrape 7 Snipe - wader scrape 3 Common Tern - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 2 Hobby - wildside 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 25+ Sw
19 August 2018
Hobby
At least 1 Hobby sighting today, possibly 2 from Ron Barker Hide, also the juv Marsh Harrier is still around and showing well at times. Still small numbers of Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff this morning including juveniles of both, c500 Lapwing and good nu
18 August 2018
Today's Highlights
Common whitethroat Lesser whitethroat Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Reed warbler Meadow pipit Yellow wagtail-7 House martin Green woodpecker Stock dove Moorhen Coot Little egret Common sandpiper-2 Black tailed godwit-9 Avocet Ringed plover Teal Mal
18 August 2018