Today's sightings
Buff breasted Sandpiper
It appeared at the highest point of the tide again today. It was feeding in the grass with a Wheatear along the edge of the Dumbles. The tide is forecast to be a high one tommorrow and Wednesday so it may well repeat the appearance or feed with Curlew on the Dumbles. View from Holden Tower or the Pill Box (WW2 gun emplacement) on the seawall along the Summer Walkway. A telescope will be needed as views may be distant. There will be at least one person attempting to read Curlew rings on the rising tide tommorow as part of a Severn Estuary study so will keep an eye out for this bird.
Holden Tower
At the incoming and high tide
Turnstone 2
Red Knot 1
Curlew 300
Dunlin 15
Ringed Plover 8
Little Egret 14
Shelduck 92
Common Sandpiper 1
Whimbrel 1
On the pools
Little ringed Plover 1
Ruff 6
Spotted Redshank 1
Redshank 3
Golden Plover 1
Black-tailed Godwit 12
Plus Wheatear and 30 Meadow Pipit and Siskin on the fence at Middle Point, 2 over south.
Zeiss Hide
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Black-tailed Godwit 200 (about 300 around the scrapes)
Ruff 5 (the above)
Redshank 20
Spotted Redshank 1
Teal 580
Garganey 2
Snipe 32
South Lake
Redshank 50
Siskin 2 over
Bar-tailed Godwit 1 juvenile
Lapwing 47
Rushy
Black-tailed Godwit 56
Green Sandpiper 1
Late news for yeserday
Marsh Harrier still present and hunting over Middle Point
