Latest sightings
Today's sightings-Ruff weather!
The Martin Smith Hide COMMON CRANE 1 pair with the female sitting on nest The South Lake COMMON CRANE 1 pair with the female sitting on nest Ruff 5 In breeding plumage Black-tailed Godwit 148 Avocet 4 The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 Whimbrel 7 Grey P
16 April 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Dumbles and scrape Avocet 6 pairs Lapwing 23 birds Greylag 5 Sedge Warbler singing Estuary TAIGA BEAN GEESE pair out on the spartina (vegetated) island in the estuary among Canada Geese. At high tide Dumbles edge Dunlin 23 Ringed Plover 3 Gre
15 April 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Estuary TAIGA BEAN GEESE 2-on the saltmarsh island among the Canada Geese Ringed Plover 9 Dunlin 45 Lapwing 10+ pairs Avocet 4 pairs on the scrape Little Egret 1 Wheatear 3 Willow Warbler, Blackcap and Chiffchaff all singing Estuary-Middle Po
13 April 2014
Todays sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 12 very active on scrape some birds possibly incubating. Oystercatcher 2 lapwing 10 plus pairs at least 4 incubating. Taiga Bean Goose 2 distantly with Canada's on the salt-marsh. Willow Warbler 1 Cettis 1 Swallow 5 Reed Bunting 1 King
12 April 2014
Todays sightings
Holden Tower Great activity here from the Avocets as they prospect for nest sites Avocet 13 Little Ringed Plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 28 Wheatear 1 Curlew 1 Fox 1 Taiga Bean Goose 2 Distantly on the salt-marsh with 44 Canada Geese. Willow Warbler 1 L
11 April 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Wheatear 1 Redstart 1 White Wagtail 1 Avocet 13 The Tack Piece Common Crane 5 (GCP) Shoveler 10 The South Finger Cetti's Warbler 3 Reed Bunting 2 Migrants Plenty of the following around this morning Willow Warblers Chiffchaffs Blackcaps S
10 April 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Avocet 13 -Lots of nesting behaviour on the small islands White Wagtail 3 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 15 The South Finger Kingisher 1 The Willow Hide Reed Bunting 2
9 April 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 13- very active and vocal. Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 24 Greylag 5 Canada Goose 24 on the spartina island Swallow 1 Shelduck 34 Willow Warbler 2 singing plus 2 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff. Tack Piece Barnacle Goose 6 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 9 Te
8 April 2014
Today's Sightings
Holden Tower Taiga Bean Goose 2 Wigeon 2 Golden Plover 46 Lapwing 20 Oystercatcher 6 Avocet 8 Bar Tailed Godwit 26 Curlew 28 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Raven 3 Wheatear 1 Swallow 1 Cettis 1 Blackcap 2 Willow Warbler 2 South Lake Redshank 6 Black Tailed Godwit
6 April 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Taiga Bean Goose 2 Avocet 14 (16 on site) Swallow 2 The South Finger Hooded Crow 1 Kingfisher 2 Very active a nest hole Water Rail 1 Redwing 1 Swallow 1 Willow Warbler 1 Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 2 The South Lake Kingfisher 2 Black-tailed God
5 April 2014
Today's sightings- Migration
The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 Brent Goose 33 Kittiwake 138 Sat on river then flew north Goosander 1 female Little Gull 1 Little Stint 1 Sanderling 1 Dunlin 5 Ringed Plover 9 Curlew 2 The South Lake SPOONBILL 1 Avocet 4 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Little G
4 April 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Avocet 12 The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 The South Finger HOODED CROW 1 Kingfisher 2 Water Rail 2 Siskin 1 Redpoll 1 Cetti's Warbler 3 Migrants Sedge Warbler 2 Willow Warbler 5 Chiffchaff 20 Blackcap 12
3 April 2014
Today's sightings
The South Lake LITTLE GULL 1 adult showed well all day hawking over main lake Avocet 7 Green Sandpiper 1 The Kingfisher Hide HOODED CROW 1 Kingfisher 2 The Holden Tower No sign of the bean geese Sanderling 6 Ringed Plover 9 Grey Plover 2 Dunlin 30 Avocet
2 April 2014
Rare birds and more!
The 2 Taiga Bean Geese on the Dumbles by James Lees WWT The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 Only the 7th ever record HOODED CROW 1 Only the 2nd ever record Avocet 4 (11 on site) Dunlin 30 Ringed Plover 10 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 The Rushy Avocet 5 Redshank 4
1 April 2014
Some good migration at last
Some signs of spring movement this morning on the high tide. Holden Tower Hooded Crow 1 still here appeared at the top of the tide. Black Necked Grebe 3 birds in summer plumage drifted up then down on the tide. Sandwich Terns 2 flew upstream at high tide.
31 March 2014