At last! A wet day to top up the scrapes and pools, even if it's just a little. Rushy Hide Common and Wood Sandpiper still present, the latter often moves to the Tack Piece and was even on the South Lake today. Tack Piece 15 and 5 Pied Wagtail following
30 July 2018
1 Garganey - reservoir lagoon 6 Common Tern - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Snipe - main lake 23 Teal - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape, main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital July bird highlights: Green Sandpiper, Common S
30 July 2018
The heat wave has taken a break as a summer storm blew up with heavy showers at times. Rushy Hide Juvenile Wood Sandpiper and a juvenile Black-tailed Godwit (likely to be limosa) the highlights but Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper and a Snipe also seen
29 July 2018
a.m Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet (adult) 11 Avocet (juvenile/chicks) 14 Little ringed plover 2 (adult + juvenile) Shelduck (juveniles) 6 Swallow 6 Common sandpiper 1 Grey heron 7 Black-tailed godwit 4 Common snipe 3 Lapwing 55 Common tern 39 Black-h
29 July 2018
Mute swan Whooper swan Shelduck Mallard Teal Coot Moorhen Grey heron Avocet Ruff Common sandpiper Wood sandpiper Green sandpiper Redshank Greenshank Black-tailed godwit Snipe Little ringed plover Lapwing Black tern Black headed gull Starling Swallow House
29 July 2018
1 Garganey - reservoir lagoon 26 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape, main lake 7 Common Tern - main lake, reedbed, reservoir lagoon 2 Dunlin - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 3 Snipe - marsh, main lake 3 Swallow - flew over E, feeding briefly over m
29 July 2018
Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag Shelduck Mallard Gadwall Coot Moorhen Spoonbill Grey heron Little egret Black-tailed godwit (x20) Ruff Redshank Avocet Green sandpiper (x4) Common sandpiper Little-ringed plover (x5) Lapwing Common tern Black-headed gull Sta
28 July 2018
One of at least 15 Ruff on site today all in a bewildering range of plumage's. Rushy Green Sandpiper 10 Black Tailed Godwit 5 Redshank 5 Avocet 11 Tufted Duck 11 juveniles Shelduck 12 juvs Gadwall 22 Heron 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Holden Walkway Hides Green Sand
28 July 2018
2 Garganey - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Pochard brood - reservoir lagoon 18 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 11 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake, reedbed, reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - hunting main lake, scrape 1 Common Sand
28 July 2018
The rain has finally arrived, although it is needed it's still a shame. Hopefully this will top some of the ponds up and freshen up the vegetation a bit. A Snipe was feeding in the Paddock ponds again this morning, it's always worth a slow walk through th
28 July 2018
Mute swan Whooper swan and cygnets Greylag Shelduck + ducklings Mallard Moorhen Coot Little ringed plover x 3-Main Obs Lapwing Avocet + chicks Little egret Grey heron Black-headed gull House martin Swallow Yellow wagtail Reed warbler Sedge warbler Tree sp
27 July 2018
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 22 (12 adults, 8 juvenile & 2 chicks) Black-tailed Godwit - 16 Common Sandpiper - 4 Green Sandpiper - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 30 Lapwing - 180 Common Tern - 90 Black-headed Gull - 216 Grey Her
27 July 2018
Another hot and sunny start to the day but there is a chance of rain later in the day. The Mute Swan family are spending most time on the Back Pond, still with their 6 cygnets which are growing fast! The Mute Swan family from the Flood Ground have disappe
27 July 2018
We are delighted to welcome back a Mobiloo vehicle on site to provide a mobile toilet and changing facility for visitors with disabilities on set days this summer and autumn. Mobiloo provides all the amenities to support people with a variety of toileting
27 July 2018
British Steel Hide Counts from the British Steel Hide have included 46 Greenshank, 2 Spoonbills (27th), 85 Redshank, 13 Lapwing, 1 Spotted Redshank (winter plumage, 27th), a 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull (26th), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Gull, 27 Cor
27 July 2018