Ruddy Shelduck – 5th April
This morning a Ruddy Shelduck accompanied three Egyptian Geese as they flew over the site. The Jack Snipe was still
Mediterranean Gull – 4th April
This morning two Mediterranean Gulls flew into the Deep Pit to join the Black-headed Gulls. They displayed to each other
Sand Martin – 22nd March
This morning a Sand Martin flew south over the site. There were more than twenty Chiffchaffs and two male Peregrines
Whooper Swan – 20th March
Around 95 Whooper Swans were seen flying north, high over the lagoons, this evening. There is also still one Green
Curlew – 14th March
A Curlew flew through this afternoon and there were four Green Sandpipers on the Ecopark. JDn.
Bearded Tit – 13th March
This afternoon three Bearded Tits were seen in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed as well as a Marsh Harrier. On the
Stonechat – 9th March
This morning a female Stonechat was seen inside the Deep Pit from the Causeway. PS.
Marsh Harrier – 8th March
During the Birdcount this morning the female Marsh Harrier was seen over the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed, where she flushed sixteen
Marsh Harrier – 7th March
The Marsh Harrier was seen over the Slurry Lagoon reed bed again this evening. There was a Starling murmuration of
Marsh Harrier – 6th March
A Whooper Swan was on the Deep Pit this afternoon. A Marsh Harrier came in to roost in the Slurry