Your recent sightings at The Lodge
Your recent sightings
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Crossbills and lesser redpolls today
This morning at The Lodge, two male and two female crossbills landed in the same bare tree as we saw them in on Saturday, and were a great bonus for several birders here at the time. Along with the group were a couple who had never seen crossbills...
Posted 31 Dec 2018 by Mark Brandon -
Crossbills today
I've been in the Visitor Info Centre today with volunteers Dickie and Andy, and we heard the call of a crossbill flying over. At first we couldn't locate any birds, but then spotted a male and female crossbill in a bare tree beside the overflow ca...
Posted 29 Dec 2018 by Mark Brandon -
Winter migrants trickling in today....
With the winds swinging to the north today and the blustery recent weather, we have had a few bramblings arrive, and at least one male is foraging under the feeders near the drive, while another bird was seen at the hide. On the new heath, several...
Posted 09 Dec 2018 by Mark Brandon -
Relaxing little owls!
On such a gloomy dismal day, I thought it would be nice to share a post with some images that Rob Gilmore took last weekend of a pair of little owls sitting in the sunshine over on Sandy Heath Quarry. We are often asked if the little owls are stil...
Posted 22 Nov 2018 by Mark Brandon -
Winter is coming?
Welcome back to the new Community Page! After an incredibly mild period, it finally looks as though winter may be approaching at last, with cold easterlies on the way next week. The mild weather has meant a quiet time for birds on the reserve, the...
Posted 15 Nov 2018 by Mark Brandon -
Community page upgrade is coming....
Our RSPB community pages are having an upgrade, so we'll be a bit quiet for a while as the upgrade work takes place! The best birds this week have come from across the road on Sandy Heath and the quarry, with stonechat, meadow pipits and little ow...
Posted 07 Nov 2018 by Mark Brandon
Grid Reference: TL1948 (+2km)
- Great White Egret (1)
- 07 Jan 2019
- Waxwing (1)
- 17 Jan 2019
- Grey Wagtail (1)
- 11 Jan 2019
- Woodcock (2)
- 09 Jan 2019
- Kingfisher (1)
- 06 Jan 2019
- Buzzard (0)
- 20 Jan 2019
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (0)
- 20 Jan 2019
- Goldcrest (0)
- 20 Jan 2019
- Nuthatch (0)
- 20 Jan 2019
- Yellowhammer (0)
- 20 Jan 2019
