SIGHTINGS AND NEWS FROM ABBERTON RESERVOIR

The new Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre are now OPEN.

We look forward to welcoming you.

12 May 2012

linnet, skylark, swallow, swift, cuckoo, house martin, wheatear, nightingale, hobby (2), yellow wagtail, tawny owl, buzzard, sparrowhawk, great spotted woodpecker, turtle dove, gadwall, shelduck, common tern

11 May 2012

common tern, nightingale, swift (5,000+), yellow wagtail, little egret, skylark, hobby, garden warbler, swallow, avocet, ringed plover, dunlin, garganey, shoveler, house martin, blackcap, whitethroat, wheatear

10 May 2012

cuckoo, hobby, skylark, swift, shelduck, great crested grebe, common tern, wheatear, goldeneye

9 May 2012

hobby (3), lapwing, mallard, swift, mute swan, skylark

8 May 2012

skylark, swift, hobby (5), yellow wagtial, mute swan, great crested grebe, swallow, shelduck, cuckoo, avocet, osprey (female calling)

7 May 2012

yellow wagtail, skylark, swift, jay, wheatear, whimbrel (4), hobby (2), sparrowhawk, cuckoo, house martin, swallow, temminks stint (1), little stint (1), curlew sandpiper, avocet (3), dunlin, ringed plover (20+), greenshank, common buzzard, sedge warbler, reed warbler, blackcap, turtle dove (2), song thrush, common sandpiper, lesser whitethroat, marsh harrier, nightingale

6 May 2012

cuckoo, yellow wagtail, hobby, wheatear, chaffinch, whimbrel (7), skylark, kestrel, green woodpecker, swift, swallow, house martin, nightingale, blackcap, wren, sandmartin, shoveler, sedge warbler, reed warbler, reed bunting, turtle dove, marsh harrier, common tern, little grebe, mute swan, gadwall, little egret

5 May 2012

lesser whitethroat, whitethroat, whimbrel (2), nightingale, blackcap, robin, wren, chaffinch, blackbird, great spotted woodpecker, green woodpecker, merlin, swift, pied wagtail, wheatear, skylark, kestrel, greenshank, peregrine, yellow wagtail, sedge warbler, reed warbler, house martin, sandmartin, swallow, wheatear, hobby, kestrel, sparrowhawk, reed bunting, little egret, blackcap, nightingale, common sandpiper, yellow wagtail

4 May 2012

little egret, great crested grebe, skylark, mute swan, swift, linnet, whimbrel, cormorant, greenland wheatear (4), black necked grebe, hobby, yellow wagtail, oystercatcher, corn bunting, short eared owl, whinchat, turtle dove, lesser whitethroat, marsh harrier, common sandpiper, arctic tern (9), common tern (30)

3 May 2012

corn bunting, wheatear, skylark, pied wagtail, merlin, yellow wagtail, cuckoo, whimbrel (9), green woodpecker, little egret, oystercatcher, nightingale, red legged partridge

2 May 2012

chaffinch, linnet, peregrine, corn bunting, yellow wagtail, common tern, oystercatcher, swift, wheatear, house martin, red legged partridge, hobby, garganey, yellow wagtail, cuckoo, whitethroat, willow warbler, reed warbler, nightingale, blackcap, sedge warbler, sandmartin, swallow, chiffchaff

1 May 2012

oystercatcher, linnet, yellow wagtail, common sandpiper, wheatear, skylark, shelduck, greenshank, hobby, whimbrel, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, garganey (2), nightingale, sandmartin, swallow, house martin, swift

30 April 2012

wheatear, whimbrel, hobby, little gull, garganey (2), snipe, nightingale, blackcap, sedge warbler, house martin, sandmartin, greenshank

29 April 2012

nightingale, blackcap, swift, whimbrel (3), curlew (2+), wheatear (3), yellow wagtail, little egret, hobby (1)

28 April 2012

little egret, swallow, lapwing, tufted duck, swift, cormorant, mute swan, skylark, kestrel, green woodpecker, nightingale, common tern, common sandpiper, yellow wagtail, house martin, greenshank, sandmartin

27 April 2012

yellow wagtail, white wagtail, nightingale, cuckoo, blackcap

26 April 2012

swift, tufted duck, lapwing, cormorant, yellow wagtail, coot, linnet, cuckoo, turtle dove, swallow, house martin, sandmartin, blackcap, common tern

25 April 2012

little gull, swift, long tailed duck, whitethroat, yellow wagtail, pied wagtail, linnet, swallow, grey heron, shoveler, pochard, house martin, sandmartin, little grebe, common tern, stock dove, swan goose

24 April 2012

long tailed duck, tufted duck, goldeneye, skylark, little egret, corn bunting, pied wagtail, cormorant, moorhen, yellow wagtail, coot, gadwall, lapwing, mute swan, oystercatcher, great crested grebe, nightingale, whitethroat, swallow, house martin, cuckoo, blackcap, swift

23 April 2012

pied wagtail, swallow, chaffinch, linnet, little egret, chaffinch, yellow wagtail, cuckoo (3), turtle dove, green sandpiper, nightingale, blackcap, wren, robin, teal, shoveler, pochard, reed bunting, snipe, sandmartin, common tern

22 April 2012

skylark, long tailed duck, shoveler, tufted duck, reed bunting, linnet, little egret, swallow, whimbrel (3), goldeneye, redpoll, yellow wagtail (4), green sandpiper, common tern, nightingale, graganey (1 male 1 female), whitethroat

21 April 2012

skylark, lapwing, nightingale, cuckoo, tufted duck, peregrine, sand martin, long tailed duck, common tern, little egret, egyptian goose, shelduck, shoveler, yellow wagtail, blackcap, chiffchaff, great spotted woodpecker, marsh harrier

20 April 2012

skylark, hobby, long tailed duck, cuckoo, swallow, sandmartin, peregrine, nightingale, wren, shoveler, teal, reed bunting, buzzard, willow warbler, blackcap, green sandpiper

19 April 2012

green woodpecker, little egret, skylark, common tern, cormorant, mute swan, common tern, swallow, sandmartin, yellow wagtail, garganey (male)

18 April 2012

common tern, arctic tern, long tailed duck, skylark, swallow, yellow wagtail, green sandpiper, house martin, sandmartin

17 April 2012

pochard, tufted duck, wheatear, stonechat, yellow wagtail, swallow, shoveler, mute swan

16 April 2012

mute swan, tufted duck, skylark, whitethroat, stonechat, yellow wagtail, chiffchaff, cuckoo, swallow, linnet, kestrel, common buzzard, house martin

15 April 2012

skylark, tufted duck (50+), mute swan, coot, lapwing, cormorant, gadwall, nightingale, blackcap, chiffchaff, yellow wagtail, swift, ring ouzel

14 April 2012

linnet (2), skylark, great crested grebe, common tern, yellow wagtails, marsh harrier, nightingale, blackcaps, little egret, red crested pochard, long tailed duck

13 April 2012

skylark, meadow pipit, common tern, common buzzard, corn bunting, brambling, snipe, black necked grebe, short eared owl, cuckoo, coal tit, little gull (first winter), nightingale, common sandpiper, black swan, chiffchaff, whitethroat, linnet, blackcap, marsh harrier, sand martin, swallow, yellow wagtail

12 April 2012

blackcap, chiffchaff, skylark, swallow, nightingale (heard opposite entrance), teal, pochard, marsh harrier, wheatear, little egret, long tailed duck, tufted duck

11 April 2012

kestrel, skylark, wheater (3), common buzzard, swallow, little egret, teal, common tern, pochard, cuckoo (calling)

10 April 2012

great crested grebe, skylark, lapwing, common tern, great crested grebe, gadwall, little egret, shoveler

9 April 2012

kestrel, lapwing, blackcap, little egret, linnet, skylark, goldeneye, wheatear, swallow, sandmartin, house martin

8 April 2012

skylark, corn bunting, whitethroat, marsh harrier, Meditteranean gull, egyptian goose, little egret, great crested grebe, green woodpecker, chiffchaff, ruff, swallow, green sandpiper

7 April 2012

little egret, skylark, mute swan, pochard, peregrine, red throated diver, swallow, blackcap, chiffchaff, reed bunting, linnet, hen harrier

6 April 2012

long tailed duck, Meditteranean gull, chiffchaff, skylark, blackcap, song thrush, shoveler, teal, little egret, house martin, sandmartin, little ringed plover, peregrine, shoveler

5 April 20102

common buzzard, red legged partridge, skylark, goldeneye, golden plover, house martin, green sandpiper, kestrel, swallow, little egret, teal

4 April 2012

short eared owl (2), little ringed plover, green woodpecker, little egret, great crested grebe, long tailed duck, little gull, blackcap, sand martin, chiffchaff, shoveler, marsh harrier, Meditteranean gull

3 April 2012

skylark, peregrine, kestrel, tufted duck, heron, wigeon, goldeneye, long tailed duck

2 April 2012

black necked grebe (1), little grebe, skylark, marsh harrier (1 male), goldeneye, sand martin (3), tufted duck, snipe, shelduck, chiffchaff, egyptian goose, gadwall, black swan, hen harrier (ringtail)

1 April 2012

black headed gull (50+), corn bunting (7), linnet, peregrine, shelduck, chiffchaff, marsh harrier (1 male), common tern (1), short eared owl, Mediterranean gull (1), coot, goldeneye, long tailed duck, teal shoveler, scaup, little ringed plover, green sandpiper, goosander, green sandpiper, house martin (1), sand martin (10)

31 March 2012

peregrine, skylark (30+), sparrowhawk, swallow (2), kestrel, great crested grebe, green sandpiper, great spotted woodpecker, chaffinch, buzzard (2),

30 March 2012

lapwing, oystercatcher, blackcap, chiffchaff

29 March 2012

skylark, grey heron, kestrel, tufted duck, pochard, common tern

28 March 2012

buzzard (2), shelduck, tufted duck, mute swan (100), little egret, marsh harrier, blackcap (1), pied wagtail, teal

27 March 2012

barn owl, skylark, ruff (2), great crested grebe, tufted duck, goosander, goldeneye, shoveler (60), cormorant (150), marsh harrier (1), red necked grebe (1), teal, coot, chiffchaff, pochard

26 March 2012

short eared owl, goldeneye, tufted duck, swallow (2)

25 March 2012

corn bunting, slavonian grebe, peregrine, marsh harrier, swallow, chiffchaff, lapwing (displaying), goldeneye

24 March 2012

Mediterranean gull (1), short eared owl, skylark, chaffinch, meadow pipt, merlin, tufted duck, pochard, goldeneye, barn owl, snipe, little egret, reed bunting (2), goosander

23 March 2012

Mediterranean gull (1), snipe, little egret

22 March 2012

skylark, shelduck, wigeon, teal, tufted duck, marsh harrier (1 male), shoveler (200+), teal, meadow pipit (10+), peregrine, goldeneye

21 March 2012

oystercatcher (2), slavonian grebe (1), green woodpecker, goldeneye, heron, short eared owl, pochard, teal, shoveler, gadwall, tufted duck, swan goose, egyptian goose, goshawk, great crested grebe, great grey shrike

20 March 2012

coot, goldeneye, tufted duck, peregrine (1 female), marsh harrier (1 female), wheatear, chiffchaf, short eared owl (1), skylark

19 March 2012

black necked grebe (2), scaup (1 female), goldeneye, white fronted goose 93), shoveler, red crested pochard (1 male), chiffchaff, peregrine, buzzard (2)

18 March 2012

red kite (1), ruff (12), short eared owl, marsh harrier, peregrine, shelduck, kestrel

17 March 2012

green sandpiper (1), reed bunting, green woodpecker, ruff (7), tufted duck, goldeneye, hen harrier (1), goldfinch, short eared owl, dunlin, skylark

16 March 2012

ringtailed harrier, skylark, short eared owl

15 March 2012

skylark, goldfinch, linnet, buzzard, short eared owl, marsh harrier (1 female), sparrowhawk, great crested grebe

14 March 2012

little gull (20 adults), slavonian grebe, short eared owl, common buzzard (2), black necked grebe (summer plumage), hare, stoat (2)

13 March 2012

slavonian grebe, skylark, yellowhammer, short eared owl, wigeon, teal, gadwall

12 March 2012

kestrel (3), short eared owl (2), skylark (10+), corn bunting (2), red legged partridge, chiffchaff

11 March 2012

slavonian grebe (1), skylark, long tailed duck (1), common scoter (1), common buzzard (2+), chiffchaff (1), short eared owl (1), oystercatcher (2), green sandpiper (1)

10 March 2012

corn bunting, skylark, kestrel, sparrowhawk, goldeneye, slavonian grebe (1), reed bunting, peregrine (1), snipe, little egret, goosander
field vole, water shrew

9 March 2012

skylark, sparrowhawk, blackcap (1), slavonian grebe (1), Mediterranean gull (2 ad), goldeneye, black necked grebe (1), short eared owl (2), common scoter (1 male)
brown hare

8 March 2012

short eared owl (1), skylark, lapwing, great crested grebe, kestrel

7 March 2012

slavonian grebe (1), white fronted goose (3), skylark, lapwing (40)

6 March 2012

short eared owl (2), skylark, marsh harrier (1 female), peregrine (1 female), barn owl (1), shoveler (500+), common gull (50+), goldeneye, snipe (6), common scoter (1 male), great crested grebe

5 March 2012

skylark, Canada goose, snipe (1), starling, red legged partridge (2), common scoter (1 male), tufted duck, goldeneye, peregrine (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail)

4 March 2012

shelduck (17), long tailed duck (1), common scoter (1 male), hen harrier (1 ringtail), ringed plover (23), golden plover (525), dunlin (35), ruff (7), green sandpiper (2), yellowhammer(40), corn bunting (90)

1 March 2012

hen harrier (1 male), skylark, common buzzard (4), short eared owl (1), Bewick's swan (3), smew (1 redhead), goosander (3), marsh harrier (1 female), grey wagtail (1), ringed plover (8), golden plover (375), dunlin (20), ruff (27), snipe (6)

29 February 2012

hen harrier (1 ringtail)
Daubenton's bat (1)

28 February 2012

Bewick's swan (3), white fronted goose (3), black necked grebe (1)

27 February 2012

red crested pochard (5)

26 February 2012

shelduck (7), common scoter (1 male), slavonian grebe (1), black necked grebe (2), little egret, hen harrier (2 ringtail), ringed plover (1), golden plover (285), knot (1), dunlin (29), ruff (21), green sandpiper (1), short eared owl (1), lapland bunting (1), corn bunting (130)

25 February 2012

green sandpiper (1), marsh harrier (1 male, 2 female), snipe (1), kestrel (1), common buzzard (1), white fronted goose (3), grey heron (4), shoveler, gadwall, goosander (16), smew (1 female), bittern (1), golden plover (250), teal, shelduck (1), oystercatcher (1), swan goose (1), Egyptian goose (1)

24 February 2012

white fronted goose (3), pintail (17 male, 9 female), goosander (6 male, 2 female), common buzzard (3), snipe (2)

23 February 2012

skylark, shoveler, sparrowhawk, kestrel, jay, Bewick's swan (3 ad), white fronted goose (3), smew (2 male, 3 female), goosander (23), bittern (1), common buzzard (6), little owl (1)

22 February 2012

kestrel (1), shoveler (200), great grey shrike (1), smew, hen harrier (2), marsh harrier (1), corn bunting, skylark, yellowhammer, linnet

21 February 2012

swan goose (1), white fronted goose (3), goldeneye (20+), smew (5), goosander (10+), common buzzard (1), kestrel (4+), snipe (3), short eared owl (1)

20 February 2012

smew (4 male, 7 redhead), goosander (18), shoveler (200+), marsh harrier (1 male), bittern (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), grey heron (4), turnstone (1)

19 February 2012

long tailed duck (1), smew (5), goosander (44), marsh harrier (3), hen harrier (2 ringtail), common buzzard (5), peregrine (1), oystercatcher (2), ringed plover (1), dunlin (12), ruff (2), woodcock (1), green sandpiper (1), turnstone (5), pintail (30+)

18 February 2012

Bewick's swan (3), pintail (24), shoveler (450), goldeneye (30), smew (2), goosander (12), Tundra bean goose (2), marsh harrier (1), dunlin (18), ruff (2)

17 February 2012

Tundra bean goose (2), marsh harrier (1), kestrel, goldeneye, smew (4 male, 3 redhead), white fronted goose (3), shoveler, long tailed duck (1)

16 February 2012

common buzzard (2), goldeneye, kestrel, goosander (32), smew (2 male, 3 redhead), white fronted goose (3)

15 February 2012

smew (6 male, 3 redhead). goosander (32+), kestrel (2+), common buzzard (5), green sandpiper (1), great grey shrike (1), lapwing, short eared owl (2), Tundra bean goose (2), corn bunting (c200), skylark, linnet, goldeneye (50+), Bewick's swan (3), teal (300+), shoveler (200+), hen harrier (2 ringtail), red crested pochard (1), scaup (1 female), long tailed duck (1)

14 February 2012

pintail (40+), marsh harrier (1 female), grey heron, wigeon (40+), teal (100+), common gull, shoveler (40+), Egyptian goose (3). green sandpiper (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), skylark (10+), green woodpecker (1)

13 February 2012

long tailed duck (1 female), smew (1 male, 1 redhead), goosander (3 male, 4 female), corn bunting (100+), green woodpecker (1), tufted duck, pochard, goldeneye (60+), wigeon teal, gadwall, shoveler, Bewick's swan (3 ad), turnstone (2), bittern (1), short eared owl (1)

12 February 2012

Bewick's swan (3 ad), white fronted goose (3), scaup (2 female), long tailed duck (1 female), smew (3 male, 2 redhead), black necked grebe (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), sanderling (1), ruff (1), woodcock (1), turnstone (4), short eared owl (1)

11 February 2012

barn owl (1)

10 February 2012

common buzzard (1), marsh harrier (1 female), goldeneye, snipe (2), sparrowhawk (1), kestrel (2), smew (1 redhead), green woodpecker (1)

9 February 2012

Bewick's swan (2), goosander (2), short eared owl (1)

8 February 2012

white fronted goose (3), Bewick's swan (3), goosander (5), water rail (1), short eared owl (2), hen harrier (1 ringtail), smew (1 male, 1 redhead)

7 February 2012

song thrush, water rail (1), goldeneye, kestrel, grey heron, woodcock (2), great spotted woodpecker (1), bittern (1), smew (1 male), turnstone (1), sanderling (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), goosander (3 male, 3 female)

6 February 2012

reed bunting, wren, hen harrier (1 ringtail), jay (2), kestrel, song thrush (2), green woodpecker, long tailed tit, fieldfare, green sandpiper (1), skylark

5 February 2012

treecreeper (1), peregrine (1), kestrel, wren, marsh harrier (2), ruff (1), dunlin, snipe, black tailed godwit (1), green woodpecker, hen harrier (1 ringtail), woodcock (1),

4 February 2012

song thrush, bullfinch, goldeneye, wigeon, teal, shoveler, goosander (20), peregrine (1), sparrowhawk, pintail, great spotted woodpecker, smew (1 male, 2 redhead), short eared owl (2)
fox (1)

3 February 2012

smew (3 male, 1 redhead), white fronted goose (3), snipe (1), common buzzard (1), marsh harrier, goosander, bittern (1), short eared owl (2), goosander (5 male, 11 female), song thrush, long tailed tit

2 February 2012

smew (4 male, 5 redhead), white fronted goose (3), pintail, goldeneye, goosander (16), bittern (1), great grey shrike (1)

                                                                                   great grey shrike

photo by Adrian Kettle

1 February 2012

smew (4 male, 5 redhead), hen harrier (1 ringtail), pintail, goldeneye, shoveler

31 January 2012

song thrush, short eared owl (2+), bullfinch, goldcrest, fieldfare, grey wagtail (1), green sandpiper (2), common buzzard (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), smew (2 male, 2 redhead), goosander, marsh harrier (1 male), avocet (1), lapwing, green woodpecker, pintail, goldeneye, gadwall, wigeon, teal, shoveler

30 January 2012

green sandpiper (1), goldeneye, green woodpecker, sparrowhawk, kestrel, hen harrier (1 ringtail), skylark, reed bunting, lapland bunting (1), short eared owl (1)

29 January 2012

smew (2 male, 1 redhead), gadwall, shoveler, grey heron, green sandpiper (1), goldeneye, short eared owl (2+), kestrel (2), hen harrier (1 ringtail), bullfinch (1 male), white fronted goose (3), corn bunting (5), reed bunting, skylark, sparrowhawk, song thrush (1), marsh harrier (1), shelduck (1), lapland bunting (1)

28 January 2012

green sandpiper (1), common buzzard (1), smew (4 male, 1 redhead), hen harrier (1 ringtail), grey wagtail (3), snipe (6+), skylark, reed bunting, goldeneye, goosander, white fronted goose (1), short eared owl (3), kestrel, turnstone 1), Bewick's swan (6)

27 January 2012

smew (3 male, 2 redhead), water rail (1), grey wagtail (1), pintail, goldeneye, shoveler (100+), skylark (40+), meadow pipit, reed bunting (20+), goldfinch, kestrel (3+), hen harrier (1 ringtail), short eared owl (1)

26 January 2012

smew (1 male), peregrine (1), shelduck (2), goldfinch, jay, marsh harrier (1), skylark, linnet, reed bunting, hen harrier (1 ringtail), lapwing (1000+), short eared owl (1), grey wagtail (1), little egret, teal, wigeon, shoveler, goldeneye

EVENT NEWS:- Winter Birding on the Reservoir Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 9am-5pm - FREE event. A joint event with Essex Birdwatching Society to promote winter birdwatching at its best. Guides to help with bird ID, binocular and telescope sales and advice, secondhand books, Swallow Birding (birding day trips & tours) stand, Richard Allen art exhibition. And you can renew your EBS subscription and collect your Essex Bird Report 2009 at the same time! Winter birds should be plentiful and may include hen harrier, short eared owl, white fronted goose, goosander, smew and bittern. Come along and join the fun!

THE NATURE RESERVE & VISITOR CENTRE ARE NOW OPEN

7 DAYS A WEEK 9am-5pm

25 January 2012

merlin (1), smew (2 male, 2 female), jay, hen harrier (1 ringtail), short eared owl (5), kestrel, goosander (4), green sandpiper (4), marsh harrier (1), peregrine (1), goldfinch, bittern (1), white fronted goose (3), grey wagtail (1)

24 January 2012

smew (1 male), water rail (1), goosander, dunlin (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail)

23 January 2012

hen harrier (1 ringtail), smew (1 male), bittern (1)

22 January 2012

short eared owl (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), marsh harrier (1 imm), sparrowhawk, white fronted goose (3), turnstone (2), goosander (3)

21 January 2012

smew (1 male), peregrine (1 male, 1 female), hen harrier (1 ringtail), goosander (4), short eared owl (2), grey wagtail (1), Bewick's swan (4), bittern (1), woodcock (1), goldeneye, wigeon, teal, gadwall, shoveler

19 January 2012

Bewick's swan (9ad, 2 juv). short eared owl (2), smew (1 male), grey wagtail (1), marsh harrier (1), sparrowhawk (1 female), bittern (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), goldeneye

18 January 2012

Bewick's swan (11, incl 2 juv), short eared owl (3), treecreeper (1), song thrush (1), goldeneye, teal, shoveler, gadwall, marsh harrier (1 male)

17 January 2012

bittern (1), white fronted goose (3), bullfinch (1 male), peregrine (1 male, 1 female), hen harrier (1 ringtail), short eared owl (6), corn bunting (60), reed bunting (20+), Bewick's swan (4)

16 January 2012

marsh harrier (3), hen harrier (2 ringtail), goosander (3 male, 4 female), red throated diver (1), white fronted goose (3), short eared owl (4), grey wagtail (1), pied wagtail (60), lapwing, golden plover, bittern (1)

15 January 2012

green woodpecker (1), goldeneye, common buzzard (1), Bewick's swan (13), hen harrier (2 ringtail), kestrel, peregrine (1 male, 1 female), shoveler, teal, pintail, white fronted goose (3), green sandpiper (1), goosander (3 male, 2 female), marsh harrier, grey wagtail (1), smew (2 redhead), barn owl (1), bittern (1), skylark (200), lapland bunting (1), yellowhammer (25), reed bunting (25)

Bewick's swans photo by John Keep

14 January 2012

short eared owl (2+), marsh harrier (2+), hen harrier (1 ringtail), Bewick's swan (20), goldcrest, peregrine (1 female), smew (2 redhead), goosander (7), snipe (11), green sandpiper (2), sparrowhawk (1 male), grey wagtail (1), water rail (1), white fronted goose (3), turnstone (1), bittern (1)

13 January 2012

Bewick's swan (11), marsh harrier (2+), peregrine (1+), goosander (3), hen harrier (1 ringtail), short eared owl (4), little egret, grey heron, bittern (1), white fronted goose (3), song thrush, bullfinch, goldcrest

12 January 2012

Bewick's swan (16), short eared owl (1), peregrine (1), smew (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), marsh harrier (2+)

11 January 2012

goldcrest, Bewick's swan (11), peregrine (1 male, 1 female), short eared owl (2), hen harrier (1 ringtail), snipe, smew (1 redhead), pintail, shoveler, teal, wigeon, Egyptian goose (3), marsh harrier (2), grey heron (5), turnstone (1)
fox (1)

short eared owl photos by Dave McGough smew

10 January 2012

green sandpiper (1), pied wagtail, sparrowhawk (1), Bewick's swan (9), marsh harrier (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), peregrine (1 female), smew (1 male, 1 redhead), bittern (1), common buzzard (1)

8 January 2012

Bewick's swan (16), smew (1 male, 3 redhead), peregrine (1), hen harrier (2 ringtail), great spotted woodpecker, marsh harrier (3+), short eared owl (2+), grey wagtail (1), treecreeper (1), snipe (9), skylark (30+), ruff (3), golden plover (800), linnet (120), lapland bunting (1), corn bunting (200), bittern (1)

7 January 2012

Bewick's swan (4+), fieldfare, green sandpiper (1), goldeneye, peregrine (1), pintail, marsh harrier (1), hen harrier (1 ringtail), goosander (9), short eared owl (1)

6 January 2012

Bewick's swan (16, incl 2 juv), smew (1 male, 1 female), snipe (6), green sandpiper (1), peregrine (2), short eared owl (3), hen harrier (1 ringtail), goosander (4), dunlin (4), sparrowhawk (1 female)

January 2012

hen harrier (2), Bewick's swan (5), smew (1 male), fieldfare (20+), dunlin (5), teal

4 January 2012

fieldfare, song thrush, great spotted woodpecker, redwing, goldfinch, green sandpiper, goldeneye, marsh harrier (1), little egret, smew (1 male), little owl (1), red crested pochard (1 female), pintail, snipe (6)

3 January 2012

fieldfare, kestrel, green sandpiper (1), dunlin (3), pintail, wigeon, shoveler, gadwall, goldeneye

2 January 2012

merlin (1 female/imm), short reared owl (1), marsh harrier, goosander (2), snipe (15)

1 January 2012

green sandpiper (3), goldfinch, great spotted woodpecker, green woodpecker, fieldfare (20+), redwing, barn owl (1), goosander (3), redshank (2), pintail, goldeneye, Egyptian goose, gadwall, snipe, marsh harrier (2), hen harrier (1 ringtail), peregrine (1), ruff, black tailed godwit (2), little egret, smew (1 male, 1 redhead)

Date: 31 December 2011

hen harrier (1 male, 1+ ringtail), short eared owl (2+), Bewick's swan (3+), red kite (1), smew (1 male), goosander, goldeneye, marsh harrier (1), snipe (5), Egyptian goose (5), peregrine (1+), jay

Date: 29 December 2011

peregrine (1), Bewick's swan (3 ad), green woodpecker, jay, goldfinch, greenfinch, fieldfare (60), hen harrier (1 male, 1 ringtail), great spotted woodpecker (1)

Date: 27 December 2011

fieldfare (60+), grey wagtail (1), smew (1 redhead), goldeneye, teal, gadwall, pintail, marsh harrier (1), hen harrier (1 ad male, 1 ringtail), short eared owl (4), peregrine (1), grey heron (4), goldfinch, bullfinch (6), barn owl (1)

Date: 24 December 2011

grey wagtail (1), green sandpiper (1), Bewick's swan (2), marsh harrier (2 male, 1 female), peregrine (1 male, 1 female), hen harrier (1 ringtail), short eared owl (1), smew (1 redhead)

Date: 23 December 2011

great spotted woodpecker, hen harrier (1 male, 1 ringtail), slavonian grebe (2), marsh harrier (1 male), Cetti's warbler (1), grey wagtail (1)

Date: 22 December 2011

green sandpiper, green woodpecker, lapwing, goldeneye, Bewick's swan (11), dunlin, shoveler, short eared owl (2), hen harrier (1 male, 2 ringtail), marsh harrier (1 male), kestrel

Date: 21 December 2011

fieldfare, green sandpiper, goldfinch, sparrowhawk, great spotted woodpecker, goldeneye, common gull, little grebe, shoveler, dunlin, ruff, pied wagtail, teal, lapwing (200+)

Date: 20 December 2011

fieldfare (60+), hen harrier (1 ringtail), grey wagtail, snipe, green woodpecker (1), black tailed godwit (1), lapwing (1,000+), dunlin (50), teal, shoveler, ruff (2), marsh harrier (1 male), Bewick's swan (2), short eared owl (2), goosander (2)

Date: 18 December 2011

goldfinch, fieldfare, redwing, great spotted woodpecker, Bewick's swan (2), ruff (1), goosander (9 male, 5 female), lapwing, dunlin (20), wigeon, teal, sparrowhawk, great crested grebe, barn owl (1), hen harrier (2 ringtail), marsh harrier (2 male, 1 female), peregrine (1), short eared owl (4), common buzzard (1), grey wagtail (1), Egyptian goose (7), little egret, black swan (1), green sandpiper (3), pintail

Date: 17 December 2011

goldfinch, merlin (1 female), kestrel, lapwing, dunlin, green woodpecker, hen harrier (1 ringtail), grey wagtail, water rail (2), green sandpiper, snipe, marsh harrier

Date: 16 December 2011

great spotted woodpecker, green sandpiper, lapwing, goldeneye, ruff (1), teal, shoveler, barn owl (1), short eared owl (1), goosander (16), pintail

Date: 15 December 2011

marsh harrier (2+), goldeneye, shoveler, wigeon, teal, gadwall, goosander, lapwing, golden plover, short eared owl (2), water rail (2), green sandpiper (2), grey wagtail (1), dunlin

Date: 14 December 2011

Bewick's swan (1 ad), goosander (2), smew (2 redhead), marsh harrier (3+), hen harrier (2 ringtail), peregrine (1), common buzzard (2), green sandpiper (1), golden plover (3,000), lapwing (1,500+), dunlin (100), knot (1), ruff (2), little stint (1)

Date: 13 December 2011

hen harrier (1 ringtail), marsh harrier (1 male), teal, wigeon, shoveler, tufted duck, mallard, pochard, pintail, lapwing, golden plover (60+), peregrine (1), Bewick's swan (12), goosander (2), short eared owl (1), lapland bunting (1), skylark, yellowhammer, corn bunting, stock dove, green sandpiper (1), grey wagtail (1), dunlin, knot (1), ruff (1)

Date: 11 December 2011

siskin, goldfinch, golden plover (150+), dunlin (60+), black tailed godwit, marsh harrier (1 female), hen harrier (1 ringtail), peregrine (1 male), water rail (1)
fox (1)

Date: 10 December 2011

ruff (2), bittern (1), water rail (1), peregrine (1 male, 1 female), great spotted woodpecker, long tailed tit, jay, wigeon, teal, shoveler, lapwing, dunlin (30), marsh harrier (3+), hen harrier (1 ringtail), Bewick's swan (6), smew (1 redhead), goosander (3 male, 2 female), short eared owl (2), goldeneye, reed bunting, goldcrest, grey wagtail (1)

Date: 9 December 2011

hen harrier (1 ringtail), peregrine (1), merlin (1 male, 1 female), marsh harrier (2+), little stint (1), Bewick's swan (10), lapwing, dunlin (30+), black tailed godwit (12), wigeon, goldeneye, gadwall, teal, sparrowhawk, kestrel, slavonian grebe (1), short eared owl (6), avocet (150+)
fox, grey squirrel

Date: 6 December 2011

peregrine (1 juv female, 1 juv male), sparrowhawk, pintail, wigeon, teal, dunlin (40+), marsh harrier (3), hen harrier (1 male, 2 ringtail), goosander (1 male), goldeneye, ruff (1), black tailed godwit (1), lapwing, golden plover, kestrel (1 male), green sandpiper (1), shoveler, gadwall, common buzzard (1), short eared owl (3)

Date: 4 December 2011

barn owl (1),

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