This last week Pink-footed have been the most numerous geese species on the reserve, with numbers in the thousands. We are keeping an eye on the Barnacle geese which are building in numbers, but more gradually with currently around a few hundred or so.
Other recent highlights have included a Corncrake that was heard from the eastern edge of the reserve.
20th September
Avenue tower
- Pink-footed geese
- Barnacle geese
Eeastern end of reserve
21st SeptemberFolly pond
- Curlew
- Black tailed godwit
- Lapwing
- Canada geese
Avenue tower
New field hide
Paddock ponds
- 2 pairs of Common darter dragonflies mating
22nd SeptemberFolly pond
- Black tailed godwit
- Pintail
- Gadwall
- Northern Shoveler
- Teal
23rd SeptemberBack pond
24th SeptemberSaltcot observatory
- Male & female Sparrowhawks
Folly pond & field
- Black tailed godwit
- Curlew
- Lapwing
- Teal
- Wigeon
- Northern Shoveler
- Golden Plover
- Snipe
- Little egret
Whooper pond
Saltcot observatory
- Stonechat pair
- Meadow pipit
25th SeptemberFolly pond
- Little egret
- Black tailed godwit
- Wigeon
- Curlew
- Snipe
- Teal
- Lapwing
- Northern Shoveler
Saltcot
- Peregrine falcon pair
- Hen harrier
- Marsh harrier
- Merlin
- Buzzard
- Kestrel
- Red fox
- Great white egret
- Little egret
- Shelduck
- Barnacle geese
Avenue tower
- Pink-footed geese
- Barnacle geese
- Greylag geese
Peter Scott trail
Feature photograph credit; Pink-footed geese by Lorraine Hall.