Recent sightings from 26 to 29 May 2018
The bittern delighted staff and visitors alike with many sightings in the last few days. It was regularly seen flying from one end of the reserve to the other. Always a fantastic experience to get a close view of this great and usually quite elusive bird! Another very elusive species and a favourite of many of our visitors, the bearded readling, has also been spotted regularly this week. With the numbers of dragonflies and damselflies on the up recently, it comes as no surprise that we could get the first sighting of the hobby for this year. Two were seen hunting over the reserve on Saturday.
Bearded reedling, Bittern, Blackbird, Blackcap, Canada goose, Carrion crow, Cetti's warbler, Coot, Cormorant, Cuckoo, Goldfinch, Great spotted woodpecker, Green woodpecker, Greenfinch, Grey heron, Hobby, House martin, House sparrow, Kestrel, Lesser whitethroat, Linnet, Little grebe, Magpie, Mallard, Marsh harrier, Moorhen, Mute swan, Oystercatcher, Pied wagtail, Pochard, Reed bunting, Reed warbler, Sedge warbler, Shelduck, Stonechat, Swallow, Swift, Tufted duck, Whimbrel Wood pigeon,
Please note that we take our recent sightings list from the visitor sightings board that anyone can contribute to. This is great as everyone can get involved, but obviously can lead to potential errors too as they aren’t always verified! We try to keep this list as accurate as possible but if you see something unusual feel free to comment here!
Photo credit: Terry Winter