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Thursday 12th March 2026

A drake Red-crested pochard was found on West Holm, with a pair of Goldeneyes on Crossland's lake,
Crossland's causeway had Ringed & Little ringed plovers, with at least 65 Curlews on the central grassland,
Adult Mediterranean gulls were on East & West Holm,
A Great white egret on the Main lake, 11 Avocets (8 Silt pond & 3 Village lake), Red kite & Marsh harrier
Buff-tailed bumblebee was seen


Male Chaffinch, by Crossland's lake
Posted By: BJNcw on 3/12/2026 5:50:38 PM

Wednesday 11th March 2026

Drake Common scoter on the Main lake today,
A Ringed plover commuted between Crossland's causeway & East Holm, 3 Little ringed plovers, 29 Curlew were on the reserve, with an Avocet on the Silt pond/Village lake,
Also seen was 2 Mediterranean gulls (East Holm), Eygptian goose (Crossland's lake), Great white egret, 2 Marsh harriers (Reed-bed), Red kite, Peregrine, Sand martin (Reed-bed), 12 Fieldfares south,  & Redpoll (Viewing platform)
Buff-tailed bumblebee was seen today


Drake Common scoter on the Main lake
Posted By: BJNcw on 3/11/2026 6:44:41 PM

Tuesday 10th March 2025

2 Little ringed plovers & 14 Curlews were on East Holm, with 14 Avocets seen on either the Silt pond or Village lake,
Single Eygptian goose on Crossland's lake, along with 2 Pink-footed geese,
4 Mediterranean gulls were on East Holm,
Also seen were 2 Grey herons (Cell 'A'), Redpoll (Dryham lane) & 2 Marsh harriers (Cell 'C')
Buff-tailed bumblebee & Comma seen today


Great crested grebe
Posted By: BJNcw on 3/10/2026 6:55:27 PM

Monday 9th March 2026

3 Sand martins were hawking above the Reed-bed,
A Mediterranean gull was on East Holm, with a single Eygptian goose on Crossland's lake,
Also seen was a female Stonechat by the Silt pond, Great white egret, Red kite, plus 3 Avocets on the Village lake,
Buff-tailed bumblebee was flying


Male Reed bunting by the Butterfly path entrance
Posted By: BJNcw on 3/9/2026 5:06:08 PM

Sunday 8th March 2026

A Dunlin was on Crossland's causeway in the morning, with a Golden plover circling the reserve entrance,
3 Sand martins seen over the Turret hide,
Also seen was 4 Mediterranean gulls (East Holm), Red kite & Marsh harrier
Buff-tailed bumblebee was seen


Singing Cetti's warbler by the North path
Posted By: BJNcw on 3/8/2026 6:21:13 PM

Saturday 7th March 2026

A drake Common scoter was on the Island lake,
2 skeins of about 100 Pink-footed geese flew north west over the reserve, with about 40 Whooper swans north over West Holm,
Adult Mediterranean gulls were on East & West Holm,
Also seen was Barn owl (morning in New workings), 2 Avocets (Village lake), 2 Green sandpipers (New workings), 50+ Curlew (reserve centre), Great white egret (Cell 'A'), 2 Little ringed plovers (Crossland's lake), Merlin heading south from the Far Corner & pair plus female Stonechat (fence line between Cells 'B' & 'C'),
Buff-tailed bumblebees were seen


Chiffchaff on the North path
Posted By: BJNcw on 3/7/2026 6:54:14 PM

Friday 6th March 2026

A 2nd year drake Goosander was briefly on East Holm this morning,
Pink-footed & Eygptian geese were both on Crossland's lake,
A Bittern was seen to fly from the Reed-bed to the Island lake, with 2 Green sandpipers in the New workings,
About 50 Curlew flew onto the centre of the reserve,
A drake Pintail flew east over the Village lake in the afternoon,
Also seen 2 Marsh harriers, 2 Mediterranean gulls (East Holm), Dunlin,  about 15 Siskins (Far lake), 2 Redpolls (Viewing platform) & 12 Fieldfares (West End)
Buff-tailed bumblebees seen today.


Redwing by Carp lake
Posted By: BJNcw on 3/6/2026 6:02:33 PM

Thursday 5th March 2026

2 Little ringed plovers were in the New workings,
There were 2 adult Mediterranean gull on East Holm, 
The Crossland's lake Eygptian goose pair were still about Crossland's lake, along with 2 Pink-footed geese,
Also seen was Pair of Grey partridge (West path viewpoint), 2 Marsh harriers & 2 Barn owls (by Crossland's hide & New workings), plus 3 Fieldfares ('Oak' avenue),
Small tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Peacock & Buff-tailed bumblebees were seen today


Posted By: BJNcw on 3/5/2026 5:18:59 PM