Wader passage ticking over
Image- Common Sandpiper- MJM
We have a good variety of wading birds albeit in small numbers about the reserve, a few more passage birds arrived over the weekend.
Estuary Tower
Whimbrel, 14 Curlew, 4 Lapwing, 7 Avocet Ringed Plover and Great Crested Grebe on the Severn. A flock of c20 Dunlin in flight with a single in the company of Ringed Plover.
Singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Cetti's Warbler along the path.
*Both Common and Lesser Whitethroat noted here yesterday with Bar-tailed Godwit on the Dumbles, Brent Goose and Grey Plover noted on Dumbles on Friday 12th*
South Lake
Three 3cy Mediterranean Gulls this afternoon, best views from Discovery Hide + Common Sandpiper still. 59 Black-tailed Godwit but much movement about the site, 69 Avocet, 4 Oystercatcher, nesting Crane, 100+ nesting Black-headed Gull, Green Sandpiper from Hogarth Hide, 33 Lesser Black-backed and 32 Herring Gulls.
Tack Piece
The long staying Ruff but three newly arrived birds this morning, 14 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper and 2 Dunlin on the floods and scrape edge. White and Pied Wagtail, 3 Lapwing, 5 Wigeon, 16 Shoveler, 20 Teal, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 100+ Sand Martin, 4 Little Egret, drake Pochard, singing Reed Warbler.
*Ten Greenshank noted here yesterday*
Top New Piece
Singing Reed Warbler, 3 Redshank, 2 Avocet, nesting Crane. 10 Teal, 12 Shoveler.
Bottom New Piece
Three Lapwing, Redshank.
Kingfisher Hide
Sedge and Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap.
*Grasshopper Warbler reeling here on Friday 12th*
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
Spotted Redshank and 3 Common Redshank, 27 Avocet.
Duck Decoy
Singing Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap and Chiffchaff.
Knott Hide
Singing Sedge Warbler.
Matrix
Singing Reed Warbler.
General
Red Kite over the North end of the reserve with Marsh Harrier.
*Redstart reported on site yesterday*
