Throughout the week we have had an influx of invertebrate
life grace the site with three really interesting species seen: the ruby tiger
moth, drinker moth caterpillar and a water scorpion spotted in one of
our natterjack pools near the Saltcot hide. In bird
news summer migrants have been seen out on the reserve including the
standard chiffchaff, willow warbler and blackcap. A plethora of waders have
been seen on the borders of our ponds and scrapes mainly at the Folly including
a common sandpiper, a golden plover flock were seen on Saturday and roughly 85 black tailed godwit. To top things off, an osprey was seen feasting on a fish from the Saltcot tower on Sunday.
Saturday 15
th April
Folly Pond
- Black-tailed godwit
- Redshank
- Gadwall
Sunday 16th April
Peter Scott Trail
- Mouse
- Chiffchaff
- Reed bunting
Back Pond Hide
- Wren
- Whooper swan
- Mute swan
Folly Pond
- Black-tailed godwit
- Red shank
- Shelduck
- Gadwall pair
- Oystercatcher
- Teal
- Shoveler
- Canada goose
- Whooper swan
Paddock
- Reed bunting
- House martins
Teal Pond
- Blackcap
- Little grebe
- Cormorant
Avenue
Avenue Tower
- Barnacle geese
- Pink-footed geese
- Shelduck
- Lapwing
Feeder by visitor centre
Whooper Pond
Powhillon
Monday 17th April
Folly Pond
Saltcot Merse Observatory
- Pink-footed goose
- Drinker moth caterpillar
Tuesday 18th April
Back Pond
- Grey heron
- Female goosander
Wednesday 19th April
Powhillon
Thursday 20th April
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peter Scott Observatory
Folly Pond
Friday 21st April
Courtyard
Saturday 22nd April
Whooper pond
Newfield hide
Sharp's lookout
- Golden plover
- Lapwing
- Teal
- Brown hare
Saltcot Observatory
- Barnacle geese
- Shelduck
- Roe deer
- Goldfinch
- Greenfinch
- Pied wagtail
- Grey heron
Sunday 23rd April
Peter Scott Trail
- great spotted woodpecker
- chiffchaff
- willow warbler
- black cap
Paddocks
- reed bunting
- bullfinch
- song thrush
- black cap
- willow warbler
Sharp's lookout
- black tailed godwit
- shelduck
- oystercatcher
Teal pond hide
- little grebe
- gadwall
- mute swans
- kestrel
Peter Scott Observatory
Avenue Tower
Campbell hide
- black headed gull
- gadwall
- wigeon
- teal
Saltcot Observatory
- buzzard
- osprey
- stonechat
- linnet
- twite
- barnacle geese
- pink footed geese
- sand martin
Courtyard
Feature photograph by James Lees.