Reserve Sightings
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The numbers of Pink-footed Geese have increased this week to 346, as seen on the Monday. This number is lower than the 3,000 seen last year and the awe inspiring …
Wildlife watching in Autumn
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September is officially the start of autumn in the UK and with the earlier nights and slight chill in the air it’s easy to start thinking about staying indoors, drinking …
Reserve Sightings
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At this time of year the Pink-footed Geese aren’t the only birds that we keep our eyes (and ears) peeled for. We also regularly watch a perch located in the …
Reserve Sightings
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This week has definitely been a week of Canada Geese, with numbers remaining high at 380 throughout the week. Their very distinctive V-flight formation can be seen across the sky, …
Reserve Sightings
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This week’s reserve sightings couldn’t be written without mentioning the low rainbow seen over Montrose on Thursday. Caused by the reflection and refraction of light in water droplets, they allow …
Reserve Sightings
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Closer inspection of the tern raft this week has revealed that the tern’s breeding success has been better than previously thought. 12 Common Tern chicks have been counted this week, …
Reserve Sightings
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This week has continued to be a great week for wader watching and gull gawking. On almost a daily basis hundreds of Black-headed, Herring, and Common Gulls can be seen …
Reserve Sightings
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Since the sighting of 2 Common Tern chicks last week all eyes have been turned onto the tern raft. Now spending more time away from the protection of the bricks …
Reserve Sightings
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At long last we have some new arrivals on the Tern Raft, in the form of two Common Tern chicks! Having suffered so many setbacks over the summer we were …
Reserve Sightings
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Probably the most exciting sightings this week have been the 3 Moorhen chicks. 2 were first seen on the 15th, with 3 sighted today at the Kingfisher Pond outside the …