Today's sightings

Flock of feeding Eurasian Wigeon at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture)
Flock of feeding Eurasian Wigeon at Slimbridge taken by James Lees (Archive Picture)

Holden Tower

A very high tide pushed up onto the Dumbles, even higher tides are predicted for the next couple of days so the tide/bird watching could be very good.

Curlew 266
Bar-tailed Godwit 1
Barnacle Geese 192
Canada Geese 120
Greylag Geese 2
Wigeon 600 on the estuary
Lapwing 1000+

Tack Piece

Wigeon 1000+
Bewick's Swan 15 at 0815hrs
Teal 300
Pintail 350
Redshank 40+
Ruff 5
Curlew 2

Rushy Pen

Bewick's Swan 115 at 0815hrs
Greater Scaup 1w female
Pochard 15o+

South Lake

Great Crested Grebe pair now moulting into breeding plumage
Black-tailed Godwit 120
Oystercatcher 4
Avocet 6
Snipe 3 at South end
Great-spotted Woodpecker drumming from oaks.

Willow Hide

Water Rail calling

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