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Lesser yellowlegs reappears

Lesser yellowlegs reappears

The lesser yellowlegs has reappeared in front of the British Steel hide. Other highlights include 713 black tailed godwit, 35 greenshank, ruff, 183 redshank and kingfisher.

12 August 2013

Lesser yellowlegs returns

Lesser yellowlegs returns

The lesser yellowlegs has reappeared in front of the British Steel hide. The long billed dowitcher is still present along with 23 greenshank, 250 black tailed godwit and 51 redshank. A family of kingfishers (2 adults & 3 juveniles) has been seen in fr

1 August 2013

Long billed dowitcher still present

Long billed dowitcher still present

The long billed dowitcher is present in front of the British Steel hide, along with a ruff, 650 black tailed godwit, 33 greenshank, 94 redshank, 12 dunlin and a kingfisher.

30 July 2013

American waders still present

American waders still present

The lesser yellowlegs and long billed dowitcher are both present this morning in front of the British Steel hide. Other sightings include 17 greenshank, 9 redshank, 72 black tailed godwit, 650 curlew and peregrine.

29 July 2013

Today's highlights

Today's highlights

A long billed dowitcher has appeared in front of the British Steel hide. The lesser yellowlegs and a spoonbill are also in the same location. Other sightings today include 33 greenshank, 450 black tailed godwit, 123 redshank, 830 curlew, 21 little egret a

28 July 2013

Today's highlights

Today's highlights

The lesser yellowlegs is still present today in front of the British Steel hide. Other highlights include 17 whimbrel, 30 greenshank, 491 black tailed godwit, 828 curlew, 119 redshank, 42 dunlin, 3 snipe and 19 little egret.

27 July 2013

Lesser yellowlegs reappears

Lesser yellowlegs reappears

The lesser yellowlegs has reappeared in front of the Michael Powell hide along with a male ruff. Other highlights this morning include 535 curlew, 151 black tailed godwit, 3 greenshank and 80 redshank.

25 July 2013

Today's bird sightings

Today's bird sightings

A spoonbill is present in front of the Michael Powell hide. Other highlights include 135 black tailed godwit, ruff, common sandpiper, Med gull and 4 greenshank.

22 July 2013

Today's highlights

Today's highlights

The lesser yellowlegs has reappeared this morning and is currently on the NRA scrapes (behind the British Steel hide). Other sightings include ruff, 110 black tailed godwit, 5 greenshank, 39 redshank and 290 curlew.

19 July 2013

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The lesser yellowlegs and is still present and continues to switch locations between the NRA scrapes (viewed from the British Steel hide), the saline lagoon (viewed from the Michael Powell hide) and main lagoon (viewed from the Observatory). Other sightin

16 July 2013

Today's wildlife highlights

Today's wildlife highlights

The lesser yellowlegs and is still present and occasionally switches location from the NRA scrapes (viewed from the British Steel hide), to the saline lagoon (viewed from the Michael Powell hide). Other highlights include spoonbill, 13 greenshank, 110 bla

14 July 2013

Today's highlights

Today's highlights

The lesser yellowlegs is still present in front of the Michael Powell hide along with 12 greenshank. Other highlights include spoonbill, 29 little egret 230 black tailed godwit 2 Mediterranean gull and ruff.

13 July 2013

Today's bird highlights

Today's bird highlights

British Steel hide/estuary spoonbill, 3 Mediterranean gull, 16 greenshank, 200 black tailed godwit, 3 little egret and 57 curlew.   Lagoon 130 black headed gull, 14 greylag goose, 19 gadwall, 57 mallard, 6 pochard and 11 tufted duck.   Millenniu

12 July 2013

Lesser yellowlegs still present today

Lesser yellowlegs still present today

The lesser yellowlegs is still present on the NRA scrapes and is best viewed from the British Steel hide. Other highlights include 370 black tailed godwit, 2 Mediterranean gull and 7 little egret.

8 July 2013

Today's bird sightings

Today's bird sightings

British Steel hide/estuary 61 Mediterranean gull, 3 sandwich tern, ruff, 442 black tailed godwit, 3 bar tailed godwit, 92 shelduck, 3 little egret.   Lagoon 370 black headed gull, 18 greylag goose, 11 gadwall, 27 mallard, 5 pochard and 19 tufted duck

30 June 2013