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Today's sightings
Holden Tower On estuary/foreshore at high tide Dark-bellied Brent Goose 4 (1 juv) Shelduck 30 Great black-backed Gull 35 Sanderling 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Pintail 90 Great Crested Grebe 3 Dumbles/estuary at low tide Golden Plover 3000 Lapwing 2000 Dunlin 1000
23 November 2014
Spectacular birding
Further rain and flooding during the week has caused more flooding providing some truly spectacular bird-watching. This really is a great time for a visit. Holden Tower and Tack Piece. Large and very mobile flocks of Ducks and waders are moving between th
22 November 2014
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide American Green-winged Teal 1 Drake Teal 1000 Pintail 40 Dunlin 100 Grey Heron 1 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 15 (54 on site) Barnacle Goose 200 Wigeon 600 Golden Plover 4000 Lapwing 1800 Dunlin 1000 Little Stint 2 Peregrine 2 Buzzar
21 November 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Species noted throughout the day Merlin Peregrine Little Stint 1 Dunlin 800 (mostly on estuary) Golden Plover 4100 (most on estuary) Lapwing 2000+ Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 adult Pink-footed Goose adult White-fronted Goose 32 Barnacle Goose
20 November 2014
Thousands of Golden Plover
South Lake; Teal 30 Lapwing 200 Zeiss Hide; Green Winged Teal Cetti Warbler 2 Spotted Redshank Teal 2500 Dunlin 20 Bewick Swan 3 Wigeon 150 Robbie Garnett Hide; Wigeon 1500 Pintail 50 Curlew 97 Redshank 100 Golden Plover 300 Pink Footed Goose (with
19 November 2014
Today's sightings
Rushy Bewick's Swan- 23 including 2 families of 2 cygnets Pochard 145 Pintail 70 Pochard x Ferruginous drake Tufted Duck 200 Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Green-winged Teal drake (south end of flood) Teal 650 Dunlin 30 Holden Tower Golden Plover 3000+ Lapwing
17 November 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Tack Piece Golden Plover, Dunlin and Lapwing flocks have fluctuated troughout the day. N counts made but plover species present in the many thousands, the Dunlin in hundreds. A very low high tide this afternoon meant that not all birds came i
16 November 2014
Raptor fest!
The Zeiss Hide GOSHAWK 1 Adult female Buzzard 2 American Green-winged Teal 1 male Teal 700 Shoveler 80 Ruff 6 Dunlin 50 Black-tailed Godwit 300 Spotted Redshank 1 Water Rail 2 The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 2 Peregrine 2 Merlin 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 Gold
15 November 2014
Floods & floods of birds!
The Holden Tower Merlin 1 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Golden Plover 3500 Lapwing 1800 Dunlin 1100 Fieldfare 60 Chiffchaff 3 The Zeiss Hide American Green-winged Teal 1 male Teal 1600 Shoveler 80 Wigeon 250 Black-tailed Godwit 214 (314 on site) Whi
14 November 2014
Lots of raptors
The Holden Tower Merlin 1 female Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 3 Kestrel 1 Peregrine 1 Golden Plover 3000 Lapwing 1600 Dunlin 900 Ruff 8 The Tack Piece Curlew 80 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 186 Redshank 14 Teal 1601 Wigeon 250 Shoveler 80 The Rushy Bewic
13 November 2014
Golden numbers
The Holden Tower Golden Plover 3000 Lapwing 1800 Dunlin 1500 Ruff 9 Brent Goose 2 Barnacle Goose 200 White-fronted Goose 23 Buzzard 2 Marsh Harrier 1 Peregrine 1 The Tack Piece Bewick's Swan 18 Greylag Goose 300 Teal 500 Curlew 70 The Rushy Ruddy Shelduck
12 November 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Golden Plover 1600 Lapwing 2000 Dunlin 700 Peregrine 1 Barnacle Goose 200 Canada Goose 230 Little Stint 1 Marsh Harrier 1+ Dark-bellied Brent 2 juveniles Curlew 72 Tack Piece E.White-fronted Goose 13 Greylag 281 Bewick's Swan 6 Ruff 4 Curlew
11 November 2014
Today's sightings- WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) count
Some highlights for today Holden Tower Dumbles at high tide Golden Plover 1731 Lapwing 1873 Knot 1-among roosting plover Dunlin 770 Little Stint 2 Brent Goose 4- 2 juvenile Dark-bellied grazing saltmarsh and 2 juveniles floating up on tide (probably Dark-
10 November 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Lapwing and Golden Plover over 1000 of each Ruff 4 Little Stint 2+ Marsh Harrier 2 on/off all day Peregrine 2 Curlew 100+ (40 feeding in Tack Pice) Pink-footed Goose 1 juv in Tack Piece with Greylags Crane 2 Fieldfare-30 in hedges Chiffchaff
9 November 2014
Merlin and more!
The Holden Tower Merlin 1 female showed well for a long period Peregrine 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 2 Golden plover 1300 Lapwing 1600 Dunlin 700 Little Stint 1 Curlew 30 White-fronted Goose 13 The Tack Piece Teal 400 The Rushy Pintail 30 Pochard 60 The Zei
8 November 2014