Your recent sightings at The Lodge
Your recent sightings
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The first cuckoo!
Yesterday a cuckoo was calling, heard from the visitor car park This is the first date for one on the reserve this year, although there was a bird calling near the southern boundary on Saturday. There was also a report of a lesser whitethroat arou...
Posted 24 Apr 2019 by Mark Brandon -
Easter weekend
It's been an incredibly busy few days as the sun beats down for the Easter holidays and children (and adults) take part in our Wild things Easter migration and activity station trail! We've had quite a few sightings of common lizards and grass...
Posted 21 Apr 2019 by Mark Brandon -
Willow warblers singing
It's been very gloomy for the last couple of days and migrants have been slow to arrive in the cold easterly winds. There's been two or three willow warblers singing in the last few days, a welcome sound of early spring, but we are still waiting t...
Posted 08 Apr 2019 by Mark Brandon -
Migrants coming in
We have been enjoying a very warm and sunny day before the forecasts predict a spell of winter will be returning for the week ahead. Today a male stonechat in its full summer finery was spotted on the new heath. A couple of linnets were also rovin...
Posted 01 Apr 2019 by Mark Brandon -
First day of the meteorological spring
After a few days away I've returned to find the sunny spring weather is slipping away, although it's still pretty good for early March. As this is the first day of the meteorological spring, (20 March 2019 is the first day of the astronomical...
Posted 01 Mar 2019 by Mark Brandon -
Is this really spring?
It really is hard to believe it's still only February. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming and butterflies, bees and insects are on the wing on the bright sunny days we've had recently. I have seen reports of house martins arriving across the...
Posted 19 Feb 2019 by Mark Brandon
Grid Reference: TL1948 (+2km)
- Cuckoo (2)
- 18 May 2019
- Common Sandpiper (1)
- 17 May 2019
- Grey Wagtail (1)
- 17 May 2019
- Water Rail (1)
- 17 May 2019
- Corn Bunting (1)
- 16 May 2019
- Kingfisher (1)
- 15 May 2019
- Yellow Wagtail (2)
- 15 May 2019
- Cetti's Warbler (1)
- 12 May 2019
- Grasshopper Warbler (2)
- 12 May 2019
- Black Tern (2)
- 10 May 2019
