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Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Male Eurasian Teal with reflection at Slimbridge taken by James Lees The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 White-fronted Goose 20 Barnacle Goose 160 Meadow Pipit 120+ The Zeiss Hide Dunlin 61 Teal 600 Martin Smith/Robbie Garne

7 October 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Ringed Plover by Martin McGill Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece The majority of waders arrived after midday despite the tides being very low this week (higher tides from Friday/Saturday). The scrape was quiet from a wader poi

5 October 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Little Owl by George E. Geer Viewing difficult as we had dense fog until late morning. Plenty of Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest and Cetti's Warbler were seen and heard around the site today. Holden Tower Little Owl-

4 October 2015

Saturday sightings

Saturday sightings

Tufted duck swimming across the pond by Nick Cottrell The South Finger LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER 1 again The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 20 Barnacle Goose 164 Grey Plover 5 The Martin Smith Hide Little Egret 1 Gr

3 October 2015

Midday update

Midday update

Black-tailed Godwit reflected in calm water by Ray Cottrell The Zeiss Hide SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER 1 First year arrived at 11.30 (High tide) Dunlin 203 Ringed Plover 11 Spotted Redshank 2 Greenshank 11 Redshank 25 Knot

2 October 2015

Semip Sand & WF Geese

Semip Sand & WF Geese

Male Eurasian Teal with reflection at Slimbridge taken by James Lees The Zeiss Hide SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER 1 First year present again for a couple of hours over high tide, note this bird feeds on the Estuary and is o

1 October 2015

Mid week bird news

Mid week bird news

Three Barnacle Geese in a field by Keith Kirk The Zeiss Hide Little stint 1 Red Knot 72 Dunlin 121 Ringed Plover 7 Golden Plover 1 Snipe 3 Ruff 4 Spotted Redshank 2 Common Redshank 28 Greenshank 10 Lapwing 70 Teal 800

30 September 2015

Today's sightings- Semipalmated Sandpiper again.

Today's sightings- Semipalmated Sandpiper again.

Juvenile Red Knot taken by James Lees Zeiss Hide Semipalmated Sandpiper- juvenile again among the roosting Dunlin, arrived over the high tide. One Little Stint, about 60 Dunlin, 75 Red Knot, 2 Spotted Redshank, 28 Red

29 September 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Common Redshank at Slimbridge by Graham Maples Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Plenty of waders came in from the estuary over high tide, these included 90 Red Knot, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Dunlin, 7 Ruff, 2 Spotted Reds

28 September 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Zeiss Hide Pectoral Sandpiper seen at 0730 and 1115 (also on Tack Piece at 0930) Spotted Redshank adult winter and juvenile Redshank c20 Greenshank 3 Golden Plover 13 Lapwing 60 Teal 450 Stonechat 1 Crane GCP Holden Tower Waders mostly seen in flight over

27 September 2015

Sunny Saturday sightings

Sunny Saturday sightings

The South Lake Red Knot 44 all afternoon! Black-tailed Godwit 186 Redshank 1 Lapwing 50 Teal 300 Shoveler 20 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Holden Tower Ruddy Shelduck 1 Little Stint 3 Ringed Plover 29 Golden Plover 4 Dunlin 100 Curlew 150 Shelduck 200 Barnac

26 September 2015

Sunny Friday sightings

Sunny Friday sightings

Grounds Siskin 100+ Chiffchaff 20 The Holden Tower Nuthatch 1 Wheatear 3 Buzzard 2 Marsh Harrier 3 Barnacle Goose 120 The Rushy Black-tailed Godwit 15 Green Sandpiper 1 Teal 250 The Tack Piece Teal 700 Common Crane 2 Martin Smith Hide Kingfisher 1 The Zei

25 September 2015

Bird sightings for 24th September 2015

Bird sightings for 24th September 2015

Holden Tower 8 Wigeon 2 Marsh Harrier 1 Avocet 3 Common Snipe 21 Ringed Plover 15 Dunlin 5 Ruff 10 Curlew 4 Common Crane 3 Little Egret 1 Peregrine 1 Wheatear 198 Barnacle Goose South Lake  184 Lapwing 89 Black-tailed Godwit 16 Redshank 32 Shoveler 157 T

24 September 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The South Lake Ruff 7 Redshank 28 Black-tailed Godwit 70 Lapwing 280 Snipe 1 Teal 200 Pintail 4 Shoveler 63 The Zeiss Hide Teal 700 The Rushy Black-tailed Godwit 15 Common Crane 2 The Holden Tower Barnacle Goose 200 The Kingfisher Hide Shoveler 12 Gadwall

23 September 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

South Lake Black Tern juvenile is still present and showing very well. Teal number around 170 with 40+ Shoveler and 45 Tufted Duck on the main lake. A quick scan through did not reveal the Garganey but it may well still be there. A flock of 89 Black-tail

22 September 2015