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Todays Sightings
Some good high tides over the next few days 09.00 today and 10.00 tomorrow. Holden Tower Ringed Plover 5 Turnstone1 Dunlin 5 Curlew 6 GBB Gull 8 Yellow Wagtail 3 Meadow Pipit 6 Pied Wagtail 6 Sand Martin 40 Swallow 60 Green Sandpiper. Robbie Garnett Hide
11 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Ruff 2 Teal 26 Robbie Garnett Hide Green Sandpiper 6 Avocet 6 Redshank 12 Black tailed Godwit 21 Snipe 2 Pied Wagtail 7 Car Park Water Rail 1 Holden Tower Ringed Plover 2 Dunlin 6 Curlew Sandpiper 5 ( 1 ad sum plum) Curlew 6 Yellow Legged Gull 1 ad
10 August 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Yellow-legged Gull 3 Yellow Wagtail 30 Common Redstart 2 The Zeiss Hide Little Stint 1 moulting adult Dunlin 1 Avocet 4 Snipe 2 Teal 110 The South lake Ruff 7 Redshank 19 Black-tailed Godwit 126 Lapwing 250 Common Tern 3 Kingfisher 1 The
9 August 2014
Today's sightings-Baby Blue-heads
Blue-headed wagtails success After a couple of weeks watching the pair of Blue-headed Wagtail taking food into their nest on the Tack Piece, we are very pleased to announce they have fledged two young. This is the first successful breeding of this specie
8 August 2014
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide WOOD SANDPIPER 1 Juvenile Ruff 5 Lapwing 200 Green Sandpiper 1 Grey Heron 6 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 138 Ruff 3 Redshank 26 Lapwing 110 Kingfisher 1 The Holden Tower Redstart 1 The Tack Piece Yellow Wagtail 2 Green Sandpiper 21 Av
7 August 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Common Crane 6 (GCP) Green Sandpiper 19 Avocet 4 Pied Wagtail 20 The Zeiss Hide Teal 116 Lapwing 210 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Snipe 3 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 5 Avocet 6 The South Lake CATTLE EGRET 1 flew low east at 8.30am
6 August 2014
Today's sightings
The South Lake Mediterranean Gull 1 juvenile Ruff 3 Redshank 15 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Common Tern 3 Kingfisher 1 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 19 Black-tailed Godwit 77 Avocet 4 Teal 30 The Rushy Snipe 11 Avocet 4 Green Sandpiper 3
5 August 2014
Today's sightings
Tack Piece Avocet 4 Green Sandpiper 27 Oystercatcher 3 Redshank 4 Black-tailed Godwit 8 Zeiss Hide Dunlin 65 Redshank 1 Teal 93 Gadwall 30 South Lake Ruff 4 Black-tailed Godwit 135 Redshank 20 Holden Tower Canada Goose 77 Barnacle Goose 73
4 August 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart male Yellow Wagtail Pied Wagtail 3 Barnacle Goose 34 South Lake Ruff 4 Black-tailed Godwit 132 Redshank 37 Lapwing 287 Common Tern 3 Little Grebe 1 juv Greylag 251 Mandarin 1 Shoveler 30 Gadwall 40 Coot 30 Tufted Duck 40 Zeiss Hide/T
3 August 2014
Today's sightings- 3 Cattle Egrets
Cattle Egrets (3) The 2 summer plumage adults were joined by a 3rd individual today that looked to be a juvenile. They are at the north end of our reserve and can be seen on a Land Rover Safari (Weather permitting) The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 22 Redsh
2 August 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Dunlin 18 Snipe 7 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Avocet 6 The South Lake Dunlin 7 Ruff 4 Redshank 29 Black-tailed Godwit 132 Lapwing 169 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 21 Redshank 1 Avocet 8 Lapwing 6 The Summer Walkway Cuckoo 1 juvenile The Zeiss Hide
1 August 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Blue-headed Wagtail Pair feeding young Green Sandpiper 21 Redshank 2 Avocet 4 The Rushy Snipe 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 2 The Zeiss Hide Little Stint 1 Dunlin 75 Avocet 8 Snipe 7 Ruff 2 Redshank 16 Lapwing 30 The South Lake Green Sandpiper
30 July 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart male Yellow Wagtail 6 among cattle Bullfinch Meadow Pipit 5 Blackcap Chiffchaff Little Grebe pair with chick on pool Dumbles edge at high tide Sanderling 6 Yellow-legged Gull 4 Curlew 70 Ringed Plover 1 Marsh Harrier moulting female
29 July 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top and Bottom New Piece Marsh Harrier-juvenile hunting over cut hay and ditches (seen last night also) Garganey 2 Teal 91 Snipe 17 Dunlin 64 Avocet pair with at least one chick Black-tailed Godwit 16 South Lake Ruff 3 Redshank 29 Black-tailed
28 July 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Dunlin 84 Avocet 5 + chicks Teal 30 Great Crested Grebe 1 South Lake Snipe 1 Ruff 5 Black-tailed Godwit 138 Redshank 31 Oystercatcher 2 Avocet 4 Greylag Goose 210 Gadwall 40 Teal 10 Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 27 Avocet 5 Redshank
27 July 2014