Mid December 2025

December 15th. Mostly cloudy, with moderately strong southerly wind.

  Jackson's Marsh held 163 Greylag Geese, 90 Mallard, 27 Tufted Duck and 18 Gadwall. Tennyson's Sands was home to stacks of Teal and 70 Lapwing with a Marsh Harrier hunting over Croft Marsh and the lagoons.

Little Grebe on Fenland Lagoon, 15th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

Redshank on Fenland Lagoon, 14th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

Marsh Harrier hunting Croft Marsh, 15th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

Marsh Harrier, 15th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

A Great Tit in "take off" action, 14th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

December 14th. Partly cloudy, with fresh southerly wind.

A smart looking male Pintail from North Hide, 14th December 2025
Photo - Tony Foster

Buzzard, 14th December 2025
Photo - Tony Foster

Robin, 14th December 2025
Photo - Tony Foster

Female Pheasant, 14th December 2025
Photo - Tony Foster

December 13th. Clear start, becoming cloudy, with light to fresh south-westerly wind.

  On the estuary were 190 Brent Geese, 121 Shelduck, 140 Oystercatcher, 43 Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit and 96 Redshank. 800 Pink-footed Geese flew into the Wash at Dusk. 215 Wigeon were again feeding on Greenshanks Creek whilst 49 Cormorant and 6 Turnstone were on the beach. The best of a brief sea watch was 3 Red-throated Divers (North). 

  Tennyson's Sands held 77 Shoveler, 495 Teal, 90 Lapwing and a vocal Cetti's Warbler (around Fenella Hope Hide). Over Croft Marsh and beyond were 2000 Lapwing and 2000 Golden plover. Around Syke's Farm was a Chiffchaff. Also around the reserve were a Marsh Harrier, a Barn Owl, 13 Rock Pipit and 2 Siskin.

Brent Geese, 12th December 2025
Photo - David Nutt

Brent Geese over Tennyson's Sands, 12th December 2025
Photo - David Nutt

Rhodotus palmatus, commonly known as Wrinkled Peach Fungus, 13th December 2025
Photo - Rob Watson

Xylaria hypoxylon, commonly known as Candle snuff, 13th December 2025
Photo - Rob Watson

December 12th. Mostly cloudy, with fresh south-westerly wind and rainy spells from midday.

Wigeon, 12th December 2025
Photo - David Nutt

Oystercatchers, 12th December 2025
Photo - David Nutt

Little Egret, 12th December 2025
Photo - David Nutt

20+ Corn Buntings by the Hump Sycamore, 11th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

December 11th. Partly cloudy, with fresh south-westerly wind.

  On Tennyson's Sands were 219 Brent Geese, 110 Canada Goose, 45 Greylag Geese, 103 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 1 male Pintail, 450 Teal and 16 Tufted Duck. Jackson's Marsh held 30 Gadwall and a Jack Snipe. On Croft Marsh and beyond were 2000 Golden Plover and 2000 Lapwing, with a Red Kite drifting over South at 12.45pm. The Mere held 14 Tufted Duck.

  On the sea in the morning was 1 Eider, whilst going South were 2 Guillemot, 1 Common Scoter and 8 Red-throated Diver. Also around were 1720 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Marsh Harrier, a Buzzard, a Barn Owl, 1 Merlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 38 Siskin, 21 Corn Bunting (By the Hump) and 350 Wigeon (Field 10).

Skylark, 11th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

Corn Bunting, 11th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts

Corn Buntings, 11th December 2025
Photo - Mike Watts