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Sightings - Llanelli

Today's bird sightings

Today's bird sightings

Two Slavonian grebes were seen on the estuary at high tide. Other sightings include 125 lapwing, 8 greenshank, 37 curlew, 9 snipe, 3 sparrowhawk, peregrine, 4 little grebe, 2 great crested grebe, 54 s [...]

31 December 2011

Today's wildbird sightings

Today's wildbird sightings

A Slavonian grebe was seen on the estuary at high tide. Starlings are continuing to roost nightly in the bittern reedbed and are still around 100,000 in number. Other highlights include 455 lapwing, 2 [...]

30 December 2011

Today's wild bird sightings

Today's wild bird sightings

2 greenshank 28 black tailed godwits c350 lapwing c300 curlew 9 snipe oystercatcher - on estuary Brent goose - on estuary great crested grebe greylag go [...]

28 December 2011

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

At least 100,000 starlings are continuing to roost in the bittern reedbed nightly. The female goosander is still present in front of the Peter Scott hide. Other highlights include 355 lapwing, 6 black [...]

23 December 2011

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Two great white egrets flew on to the estuary this morning at dawn. A bittern and a female goosander have both been seen in front of the Peter Scott hide. Other highlights include 861 lapwing, 24 blac [...]

20 December 2011

Today's wild bird sightings

Today's wild bird sightings

bittern [13th Dec] great white egret coming to roost late afternoon daily 47 black tailed godwit 236 lapwing kingfisher water rail wigeon shoveler s [...]

14 December 2011

Today's wild bird sightings

Today's wild bird sightings

203 wigeon 74 shoveler 150 brent goose on estuary c350 curlew on estuary c1400 oystercatcher on estuary 78 greylag 96 black tailed godwit 7 snipe tufted [...]

7 December 2011

Today's wild bird sightings

Today's wild bird sightings

460 pintail 246 wigeon mallard shelduck shoveler tufted duck gadwall pochard 2 water rail 4 snipe 5 greenshank c300 curlew 55 bl [...]

5 December 2011

Today's wildlife sightings

Today's wildlife sightings

41 black tailed godwit 7 snipe 4 greenshank 116 curlew 653 lapwing 71 greylag goose 203 wigeon 121 shoveler shelduck mallard tufted duck [...]

30 November 2011

Today's wild bird sightings

Today's wild bird sightings

3 great white egret (two on estuary/one over scrapes) 29 black tailed godwit 7 snipe 575 lapwing 302 wigeon 311 pintail 113 shoveler mallard pochard [...]

28 November 2011

Today's wild bird sightings

Today's wild bird sightings

c300 wigeon 61 gadwall teal shoveler shelduck mallard tufted duck pochard 94 greylag goose peregrine sparrowhawk buzzard 4 green [...]

20 November 2011

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

8 greenshank 1 spotted redshank 606 lapwing 4 snipe 8 dunlin c400 pintail 264 wigeon 36 tufted duck 84 shoveler 93 shelduck mallard, gadwall [...]

16 November 2011

Today's wild bird sightings

Today's wild bird sightings

258 wigeon 58 shoveler pocahrd tufted duck teal mallard gadwall shelduck small numbers of redshank black tailed godwits c300 lapwing w [...]

14 November 2011

Great White Egret roosting with Llanelli

Great White Egret roosting with Llanelli

Having just returned from a relaxing holiday it’s nice to get back to the reserve and see what birds have arrived. On Saturday afternoon a Great White Egret was found roosting in the European Pen, along with 50 Little Egrets. Records of Great White Egre

7 November 2011

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

On estuary: 124 brent c180 pintail c200 curlew   216 wigeon 33 greylag tufted duck teal mallard gadwall pochard shovele [...]

7 November 2011