Raven – 8th October
There are still a few Swallows and Skylarks passing over. A great White Egret and a Little Egret spent some
Great White Egret – 11th September
This morning large numbers of Hirundines, mostly Swallows, were feeding low over the water bodies. A small number of winter
Cattle Egret – 9th April
This morning there were plenty of hirundines about and Willow, Sedge and Reed Warblers singing. In mid-morning seven Cattle Egrets
Little Gull – 6th April
This morning there were five Willow Warblers singing and a Swallow was seen with four Sand Martins. There was also
Bittern – 28th September
This morning two Bitterns were seen flying about the Slurry Lagoon. There was a slow passage of Swallows until late
Hobby – 24th September
This morning a Hobby was seen over the Slurry Lagoon. There was also a light passage of Swallows and House
Bittern – 13th September
This morning a Bittern was seen, sunning itself in the Deep Pit reed-bed. There were still Swallows and House Martins
Water Rail – 3rd September
This morning there were five Wigeon on the Slurry Lagoon. Up to 36 Shoveler were also there and about forty
Wheatear – 27th August
This morning a single and later a pair of Yellow Wagtails flew over the site towards the south. On the
Merlin – 25th April
This morning a Red Kite was hunting over the reserve. Two Ravens were also seen. One Raven then flew to