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Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 168 Pochard 200 Ferruginous x Pochard Hybrid 1 Pintail 90 The Centre WAXWING 1 flew over calling just after 8am The Tack Piece Wigeon 1000 Hogarth Hide Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Ruff 6 Lapwing 200 Common Crane
11 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 10th December 2012
4 Pintail - scrape 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main lake 2 Peregrine - hospital roof ledge 2 Snipe - marsh, main lake 4 Fieldfare - NW 6 Redwing - south route 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Stonechat - marsh 5 Siskin - wildside 7 Redpoll - wildside, wor
11 December 2012
Woodcock again
Woodcock again throughout the day from the Janet Kear Hide. In the afternoon it spent sometime 'sun bathing' next to a tree stump, no photo I'm afraid. Just under 10,000 Pink-footed Geese roosting on the reserve. Marsh Harrier active today, one apparently
10 December 2012
Beaver catch 2012: Welcome to Nutkins, our 2012 baby beaver
We started catching the beavers for their annual health check on Sunday 11 November and I am pleased to now tell you the results. The first night was very busy with the following caught in the traps: 8pm - Caught a 2012 kitt. Weighed 8.45kg which is an a
10 December 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Wigeon 650 E. White-fronted Geese 80+ were very flightly this morning moving back and forth from canal fields to the Dumbles. They were clearly looking for the greenest grazing which is a little difficult in frosty conditions. Tack Piece A lo
10 December 2012
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 159 Mute Swan 70 Wigeon 80 Tufted Duck 60 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 9 Tawny Owl still in the Owl Box Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Brambling Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 100 S
10 December 2012
Today's sightings
Tack Piece Holden Tower, Stephen Kirk, Robbie Garnett and Martin Smith Hides Golden Plover 500 Dunlin 1084 Lapwing 1200 Wigeon 800 Teal 400 Pintail 120 Ruff 6 Black-tailed Godwit 120 (for short periods today) Long-billed Dowitcher 1 (as above) Redshank 30
9 December 2012
Wildlife reserve update
John Gowland As winter’s chilly grip takes hold, the berry shrubs and trees across site are being quickly depleted by birds fattening up for the season ahead. Recently, our visitors and members were treated to fan
9 December 2012
A 'twitchable' Woodcock
Quite a few people coming in today to see the Woodcock which was showing again from the Janet Kear Hide. Not easy to see well under the normal circumstances of birds roding at dusk during the breeding season or being flushed on the (east) coast during mig
9 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Although most of the ice is starting to thaw here, most of the ponds except the whooper pond, Folly Pond and Flood Ground remain frozen. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 154 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 80 Gadwall 2 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 2 Tawn
9 December 2012
Afternoon update - bittern sighted
The first bittern for winter has arrived today and has been seen in the reedbeds near the Welsh Water hide.
9 December 2012
Wildlife sightings for 9th December 2012
1 Bittern - north side of main lake, best seen from Dulverton hide 5 Pintail - 3 male and a female in marsh channel, 1 male scrape 53 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, marsh 164 Teal - scrape, marsh Several Siskin amongst Goldfinch flock, by explore feeders &nbs
9 December 2012
Today's bird sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 2 water rail, 43 curlew, 10 black tailed godwit, 4 redshank, 3 greenshank, 10 snipe, 397 lapwing, 86 dunlin, 11 little egret, peregrine, sparrowhawk, buzzard , 68 brent goose, 33 greylag goose, 53 shelduck, 126 wigeon, 58 gadwal
9 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 112 Golden Plover 200 Dunlin 900 Lapwing 1600 Ruff 7 Redshank 31 Wigeon 1600 Teal 500 Pintail 110 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 2 Water Rail 1 Little Egret 1 Teal 500 Cetti's Warble
8 December 2012
Woodcock and a few new waders.
Woodcock again from the Janet Kear Hide. Some new waders in with 7 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Golden Plover, 12 Common Snipe, 1000+ Lapwing and 97 Ruff. The mega flock of 36,000 Wood Pigeon again around the edge of the reserve. Male Hen Harrier, Merli
8 December 2012