Latest sightings
Lots more waders
The Holden Tower Golden Plover 900 Lapwing 1300 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 500 Redshank 10 Ruff 5 Barnacle Goose 200 Peregrine 1 Chiffchaff 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 17 Avocet2 Black-tailed Godwit 67 Teal 900 Pintail 85 Marsh Harrier 1 The R
7 November 2014
Bewick's Swans
Bewick's Swans A family of 4 Bewick's Swans arrived this morning and have been in the Rushy, South Lake, Big pen and Long ground so far! By the days end 9 had been sighted. The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 ( 3 on site adult female, juvenile male and juven
6 November 2014
Flock of Knot
The Zeiss Hide Knot 13 Black-tailed Godwit 242 Ruff 5 Redshank 8 Avocet 2 Ruff 5 The Rushy Ruddy Shelduck 1 Hybrid ruddy x cape shelduck 1 Hybrid Ferruginous Duck 1 Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 12 Golden Plover 300 Lapwing 1000 Dunlin 250 Tack Piece W
5 November 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Dartford Warbler seen mid-morning perched in the hedge below the hide by five observers. It moved along the Tack Piece hedge to the North. Searched for by staff for an hour but not relocated. This constitutes a first record for the site. Pere
4 November 2014
Today's sightings
Unseasonal! Both Migrant Hawker and Common Darter dragonflies are on the wing today and a Northern Wheatear was seen along the foreshore. Holden Tower White-fronted Geese 2 Golden Plover 1000 on the estuary Wigeon 350 Merlin- a female on the Tack Piece he
3 November 2014
Today's sightings
Rushy Pintail 20 and Pochard 15 plus the Ferruginous x Pochard hybrid Martin Smith Hide Stonechat female in pool Crane 2 (GCP) Pink-footed Goose juv Greylag 60 Robbie Garnett Hide Teal 350 Crane 1 (GCP) Siskin 3 in Alders with Goldfinches Holden Tower D.B
2 November 2014
Over 1000 Golden Plover
Holden Tower Great birding from here. Whitefronted Goose 11 Brent Goose 4 (flying on estuary) Barnacle Goose 206 (introduced flock) Wigeon 400 Teal 90 Shoveler 12 Pintail 45 (on long ground pool) Golden Plover 1010 Lapwing 380 Dunlin 320 (Look for Little
1 November 2014
Very mild
The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 2 Peregrine 1 Dunlin 279 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Little Stint 1 Golden Plover 450 Lapwing 280 Curlew 60 Shelduck 90 Wigeon 500 The South Lake Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 28 Teal 220 Cormorant 18 The Zeiss Hide Spo
31 October 2014
Red Kite
The Tack Piece RED KITE 1 hunting for long period Teal 150 Wigeon 60 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Marsh Harrier 1 Golden Plover 200 Lapwing 450 Barnacle Goose 200 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 2 Redshank 7 Black-tailed Godwit 37 Avocet 1 Pinta
30 October 2014
More Stints
The Holden Tower Little Stint 5 Dunlin 170 Golden Plover 180 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Ferruginous x Pochard 1 Pochard 30 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 3 Avocet 1 Redshank 26 Black-tailed Godwit 106 Lapwing 109 Ruff 3 Teal 500 Jack Snipe 3 and 25 Common Sni
29 October 2014
More Whitefronts
The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 11 (7 new birds this morning) Barnacle Goose 201 Marsh Harrier 1 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Wigeon 300 Linnet 70 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 3 Redshank 31 Greenshank 1 Dunlin 1 Avocet 1 Black-tailed Godwit 202 Teal 900
28 October 2014
Todays sightings
Rushy Pochard 18 Pintail 32 Heron 1 Holden Tower Barnacle Goose White-fronted Goose 4 Greylag 140 Pintail 75 Wigeon 90 Lapwing 132 Dunlin 80 GBB Gull 29 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Zeiss Hide Teal 700 Shoveler 74 Pintail 12 Redshank 27 Spotted Redshank 1 Greens
27 October 2014
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide 1 Juv Marsh Harrier 3 Spotted Redshank 1 Greenshank 39 Redshank 8 Avocet 15 Dunlin 80 Shoveler 800 Teal The Holden Tower 6 Brent Geese 3 Little Stints 2 Grey Plover 109 Dunlin 35 Curlew 40 Golden Plover 200 Barnacle Geese 4 White-fronted Ge
26 October 2014
Today's Sightings
Rushy Pochard 9 Pintail 32 Shelduck hybrid 1 (Closely resembles a Ruddy but a little too dark). Holden Tower (approaching high tide) White-fronted Goose 4 Barnacle Goose 140 Greylag 180 Pintail 39 (Long Ground pool) Wigeon 40 Teal 70 Golden Plover 550 Lap
25 October 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide 2 Little Stint 109 Dunlin 3 Spotted Redshank Greenshank 7 Ruff 3 Snipe 8 Avocet 153 Black-tailed Godwit 900 Teal The Holden Tower 60 Linnet 2 Stonechat Peregrine Little Stint 40 Dunlin 4 White-fronted Goose 70 Shelduck 3 little Egret The South
24 October 2014