Yellow Wagtail – 29th July
This afternoon four Yellow Wagtails – three of them juveniles – were on the Ecopark. A Green Sandpiper was seen […]
Mediterranean Gull – 27th July
This morning a Raven flew east over the site and later a Mediterranean Gull was seen with other gulls flying
Black Tern – 22nd July
This morning there was a Black Tern feeding over the Slurry Lagoon with the Common Terns. PS In the afternoon
Sandwich Tern – 21st July
This evening a Sandwich Tern was seen following the river upstream, flying high over the railway bridge. MC.
Caspian Tern – 20th July
This evening a Caspian Tern was seen flying around the Slurry Lagoon. It was probably the same bird as had
Shoveler – 16th July
This morning a female Shoveler led six newly hatched ducklings across the Slurry Lagoon, in front of the Causeway bench.
Hobby – 15th July
During the Volunteer Work Morning, a Hobby was seen, flying along the railway track, calling agitatedly. Then the reason for
Bittern – 10th July
This morning, during the monthly bird-count, a Bittern was seen in the reeds at the northern end of the Deep
Marsh Harrier – 23rd June
This morning a Hobby flew over the Slurry Lagoon. A little later a superb adult male Marsh Harrier investigated the
Bee Orchid – 24th May
The orchids are beginning to come out now and several Marsh Orchids can be seen, especially around the Slurry Lagoon