Tag Archives: Little Egret

Yellow-legged Gull – 24th October

October 24, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 24th October, Deep Pit, Little Egret, Slurry Lagoon, Starling, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This afternoon there was a Yellow-legged Gull bathing in the Deep Pit. RW.

The Starling Roost numbered about 2,000 birds and two Little Egrets were on the Ouse Dyke. PS.

Fieldfare – 23rd October

October 23, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 23rd October, Bittern, Fieldfare, Little Egret, Redwing, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning, during the Patchwatch, 58 species were recorded. Several flocks of Fieldfares were seen as well as good numbers of Redwing. A Bittern was seen on the Slurry Lagoon as well as two Little Egrets. PS.

Peregrine – 12th March

March 12, 2016Recent wildlife sightings12th March, 2016, Black-headed Gull, Buzzard, Cettis Warbler, Kestrel, Little Egret, peregrine, Wader Scrape, water railPete Smith

This morning there was a strong passage of Black-headed Gulls to the east. A Peregrine was on a pylon and later spiralled over the site. Also seen were a pair of Kestrels and of Buzzards, six Water Rail were heard plus five Cetti’s Warblers. Four Little Egrets were on the Wader Scrape. PS.

Willow Tit – 21st February

February 21, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 21st February, Cettis Warbler, Chiffchaff, Little Egret, Lower Path, Willow titPete Smith

This morning the Willow Tit was seen again along the Lower Path. There were also ten Little Egrets, three Cetti’s Warblers and a Chiffchaff. PS

Pintail – 3rd January

January 3, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 3rd January, Cettis Warbler, Golden-eye, Large Gravel Pit, Little Egret, Mute Swan, pintail, Redwing, Slurry Lagoon, Song Thrush, Stonechat, Wader ScrapePete Smith

Happy New Year

This morning a drake Pintail touched down briefly on the Slurry Lagoon and the two Stonechats were together on the Wader Scrape. There were five Little Egrets and a herd of about forty Mute Swans across the river, upstream from the Railway Bridge, and a small flock of mixed Redwings and Song Thrushes on the Wader Scrape, with another four Song Thrushes singing around the reserve. Five Cetti’s Warblers were heard and eleven Golden-eye were on the Large Gravel Pit. PS.

Mandarin – 21st November

November 21, 2015Recent wildlife sightings2015, 21st November, great spotted woodpecker, Large Gravel Pit, Little Egret, Mandarin, Riverside WalkPete Smith

This morning there were several hundred Grey-lag and Canada Geese feeding in the field beside the reserve. With them again was the Mandarin drake that seems to think it is a goose. There was a Great Spotted Woodpecker along the Riverside Walk and a Little Egret on the Large Gravel Pit. PS.

Little Ringed Plover – 7th April

April 7, 2015Recent wildlife sightings2015, 7th April, Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin, Slurry Lagoon, Swallow, Wader ScrapePete Smith

On the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon there were two very tired looking Little Ringed Plovers. One or two Swallows were about as well as three Sand Martins and there were six Little Egrets on the Wader Scrape. PS.

Oystercatcher – 5th April

April 5, 2015Recent wildlife sightings2015, 5th April, Gadwall, Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Peacock, Redshank, Wader ScrapePete Smith

This morning there were three Oystercatchers on the Wader Scrape. There were also two Little Egrets, 30 Gadwall and some Lapwings. A Redshank flew through to the east and a Peacock butterfly was near the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. PS.

Peregrine – 1st March

March 1, 2015Recent wildlife sightings1st March, 2015, Buzzard, Coltsfoot, Green Sandpiper, lesser celandine, Little Egret, Ouse Dyke, peregrine, Stonechat, Wader ScrapePete Smith

This morning there were three Little Egrets along the Ouse Dyke but no sign of the Green Sandpiper. A female Peregrine flew low, right through the Deep Pit and then up and over the signal box and a little later the male Peregrine was seen taking repeated stoops at a Buzzard. On the Wader Scrape the male Stonechat was still to be seen and the first Coltsfoot and Lesser Celandine flowers are now out. PS.

Stonechat – 22nd February

February 22, 2015Recent wildlife sightings2015, 22nd February, Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Ouse Dyke, Stonechat, Wader ScrapePete Smith

There were five Little Egrets together along the Ouse Dyke this morning. The Green Sandpiper was in its usual place and two Chiffchaffs were feeding together. On the hedge between the Wader Scrape and the bottom of the Deep Pit bank the male Stonechat was showing well. PS.