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Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 90 Pochard 201 Pintail 147 The Zeiss Hide Water Rail 2 Wigeon 2400 Teal 700 Lapwing 300 Black-tailed Godwit 80 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 125 Wigeon 500 Curlew 30 Dunlin 180 Golden plover 240 Lapwing 300 The Holden Tower La
29 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 95 Pochard 180 Tufted Duck 300 Pintail 120 The Tack Piece Merlin 1 Juvenile Female caught a Fieldfare White-fronted Goose 121 Ruff 4 Redshank 8 Curlew 10 Dunlin 80 Lapwing 200 Wigeon 700 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 4 Wigeo
28 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 93 Pintail 132 Pochard 160 Ferrouginous x Pochard 1 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 125 Wigeon 500 Pintail 15 Ruff 4 Lapwing 200 Golden Plover 80 Dunlin 75 Redshank 3 The Holden Tower Wigeon 1800 Redshank 1 Dunlin 4 Peregrine 1
27 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 123 Barnacle Goose 150 Greylag 30 (2 on saltmarsh) Stonechat female Middle Point fence Meadow Pipit 3 Pied Wagtail 2 Wigeon 5 Buzzard 2 Zeiss Hide Teal 550 Cetti's Warbler 1 Wigeon 300 Buzzard 2 South Lake Dunlin 30 Lap
26 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Wigeon 2000 on the Dumbles Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 on the estuary E. White-fronted Goose 70+ (moving between estuary, the Dumbles and Tack Piece) Barnacle Goose 157 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 130 (plus 200+ road fields) Peregrine 1 Gad
25 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 117 Ferrouginous x Pochard 1 male Pochard 151 Tufted Duck 280 Pintail 131 The South Lake GLOSSY IBIS 2 Juveniles Left at 7.30 am should return to roost around 16.00 Great-crested Grebe 1 Kingfisher 1 The Zeiss Hide Little Stint 2 D
24 November 2013
Today's sightings- Lots of Swans
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 112 (60 new) Jack Snipe 1 showing in open most of the day Common Snipe 1 Pochard 150 Ferruginous x Pochard 1 Tufted Duck 200 Pintail 115 The South Lake GLOSSY IBIS 2 juveniles left the roost at 8.10am heading South East, Then seen
23 November 2013
Today's Sightings
The Zeiss Hide Teal 800 Shelduck 5 Lapwing 244 The Holden Tower Wigeon 300 Shelduck 35 Common Crane 3 Bewick Swan 12 Lapwing 220 Canada Goose 269 Sparrowhawk 1 Greylag 90 The Rushy Hide Bewick Swan 12 Mute Swan 2 Tufted Duck 120 Greylag 48 Pintail 61 Cana
22 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Ruff 3 Redshank 5 Lapwing 200 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Curlew 77 Golden Plover 9 Dunlin 60 White-fronted Goose 102 Wigeon 1710 Pintail 70 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 40- most went out early. Pochard 150 Pintail 110 Ferruginous x Pochard 1 T
21 November 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake GLOSSY IBIS 2 Left the roost before 7.30, tend to come in about 16.30 The Tack Piece Ruff 6 Redshank 5 Lapwing 200 Black-tailed Godwit 81 Curlew 187 Golden Plover 50 Dunlin 30 White-fronted Goose 99 Wigeon 800 Pintail 70 The Rushy Bewick's
20 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 103 Dark-bellied Brent Goose 2 one with Canada Geese on the spartina island, the other on the foreshore Peregrine 1 Dunlin 650 Lapwing 400 Redpoll 2 Pintail 19 on the estuary Snipe 12 in flight over spartina island Zeis
19 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 57 (small flocks on Dumbles and Tack Piece) Peregrine 1 Barnacle Goose 150 Dunlin 300 Great Black-backed Gull 79 Curlew 20 Lapwing 400 Ruff 3 Tack Piece Curlew 60 Wigeon 700 Teal 200 Water Rail from Martin Smith Hide Cr
18 November 2013
Today's sightings
It was a very misty start to the day and fog rolled back in which hampered viewing to midday. South Lake Drained down in recent weeks to prepare for seasonal work. It has been quieter during the day as most of the birds are feeding on the Tack and Top N
17 November 2013
White-fronts arrive in force
The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 101 an increase of 75% overnight Barnacle Goose 155 Brent Goose 1 Buzzard 2 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 10 Pochard 129 Ferruginous x Pocahrd 1 male Tufted Duck 210 Pintail 126 Wigeon 7 The Tack Piece Curlew 220
16 November 2013
Today's sightings- Glossy still
The 2 juvenile Glossy Ibis on the South Lake this morning by JSLeesWWT GLOSSY IBIS The 2 GLOSSY IBIS have been roosting most nights on the South Lake wader scrape. They tend to arrive around 16.30ish and can be viewed from the Discovery Hide. Present all
15 November 2013