Happy Family Tale

Here’s an uplifting tale of a successfully fledging Reed Warbler. Its story began for us on May 25th when it was discovered as an egg in a nest, one of four in the clutch overall…     It soon hatched…          ...

Swifts and Hirundines

The spring was remarkable for passage of Swifts and Hirundines over Longham, with 5000 Swallows on 3rd May, plus 1000 on both 4th and 9th, while there were at the very least 500 Swifts on 3rd. House Martins were also caught up in the movement, with a few hundred at...

June ends on Promising Note

As usual, the month of June was quiet for birdwatching at Longham Lakes, although the birds themselves were busy enough. Here is a short summary of the month, working backwards. June 29th: Blustery south-west wind blowing at 15mph, and cloudy, so a good number of...

Take a Look

Just a quick update to let you know that the Longham Lakes section of this website is now completely up to date. Every significant record of every species, including early and late dates, breeding numbers, ringing details, plus photographs call all be found by...

Recent Breeding Records

Friday 25th May Cutting back some growth along his net rides this morning, Roger Peart came across this delightful Reed Warbler nest. We didn’t actually need proof of breeding for this common species, but it’s a good find anyway. Monday 28th May A short...