Your recent sightings at Fairburn Ings
Your recent sightings
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Black terns, ospreys and other sightings at Fairburn Ings
More star turns make a brief appearance on main bay, two juvenile black terns to be precise. They appeared on the morning of the 27 th August and stayed until mid-afternoon, a great start to the week for the observers who were lucky enough to see...
Posted 11 Sep 2018 by pete m -
Cattle egret and recent sightings at Fairburn Ings
As we move ever closer to autumn birds are starting to move from their breeding grounds in preparation for migration. This is the time to keep your eyes open for birds passing through the reserve which you wouldn’t expect to see as they drop into...
Posted 28 Aug 2018 by pete m -
Fairburn Ings sightings 29th July 2018 to 11th August 2018
The summer is almost over, as far as the birds are concerned anyway, as many species begin to move south in preparation for their long journey to warmer climes for the winter. Cuckoos of course are short stay birds, arriving late April to early Ma...
Posted 16 Aug 2018 by pete m -
The waders are coming, the waders are coming..........
It may only be July but autumn migration is underway, waders are starting to move and the timing couldn’t be better with water levels dropping around the reserve. The top visitor would have to be the scarce wood sandpiper which has been present...
Posted 18 Jul 2018 by pete m -
Fairburn Ings Sightings 13th May to 29 May 2018
Coal Tips The reed warbler’s rhythmic, repetitive song currently fills the air around the coal tips; these secretive little birds deliver their songs from the cover of the reed beds. You can often see their shadow moving amidst the reeds and on...
Posted 30 May 2018 by pete m -
Fairburn Ings Sightings
This week we welcome our new sightings blogger, Pete. He's a regular at Fairburn, knows his wildlife & pretty handy with a camera too. If you see him around, give him a wave (he'll have a badge, whether he'll be incognito is another thing!) Lin Di...
Posted 16 May 2018 by Abbie S
Grid Reference: SE4527 (+2km)
- Great White Egret (2)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Cattle Egret (0)
- 18 Sep 2018
- Spoonbill (0)
- 18 Sep 2018
- Little Ringed Plover (0)
- 18 Sep 2018
- Black-tailed Godwit (0)
- 18 Sep 2018
- Greenshank (0)
- 18 Sep 2018
- Whinchat (0)
- 18 Sep 2018
- Whooper Swan (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Yellow Wagtail (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
- Water Rail (0)
- 16 Sep 2018
