Your recent sightings at Fairburn Ings
Your recent sightings
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Fairburn Ings recent sightings 24th February to 9th March
A single sand martin was seen over main bay on 2 nd March surprising a couple of birders, plus ringed plovers and dunlin moving through signifying the early onset of spring migration and hopefully more species moving through the reserve. Please...
Posted 14 Mar 2019 by pete m -
Recent sightings at Fairburn Ings 10th February - 23rd February 2019
Skylarks are taking to the air in song already and can be heard throughout the reserve; it seems that spring is already upon us during this freakish spell of unseasonably warm weather. Reports of early arrivals of swallows and sand martins have be...
Posted 27 Feb 2019 by pete m -
Recent sightings at Fairburn Ings 27th January - 9th February 2019
The recent cold snap saw most of the reserve iced up displacing a lot of the wildfowl; as a result sightings over the past fortnight have been limited although some good numbers occurred of some species on odd days. One of the highlights being 55...
Posted 13 Feb 2019 by pete m -
Recent Sightings at Fairburn Ings 13th-26th January
Something to brighten up the run of intermittent grey and wet days has been a number of sightings of red-crested pochard. A female was seen from Charlie’s hide on the 19th and 20th, after a male and female were noted on the 18th.The pair were...
Posted 31 Jan 2019 by pete m -
Happy new year - Recent sightings at Fairburn Ings
Well, the start of another year’s birdwatching is well under way. You can enjoy birds as just a casual observer out for a walk and enjoying what you see or you could begin a list recording what you see either at a local reserve or area you frequen...
Posted 15 Jan 2019 by pete m -
Fairburn Ings sightings update
As we enter the quiet winter spell it’s an ideal time to develop your identification skills if you are new to birdwatching, or just enjoy a walk taking in the surroundings. The discovery trail is an excellent place to spot our smaller birds, plus...
Posted 19 Dec 2018 by pete m
Grid Reference: SE4527 (+2km)
- Great White Egret (1)
- 21 Feb 2019
- Goosander (0)
- 11 Mar 2019
- Tree Sparrow (0)
- 11 Mar 2019
- Kingfisher (1)
- 11 Mar 2019
- Avocet (0)
- 05 Mar 2019
- Water Rail (0)
- 04 Mar 2019
