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Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide GARGANEY 1 Juvenile Wigeon 120 Teal 600 Pintail 12 Ruff 7 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 40 The Knott Pool Pintail 15 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 2 Wigeon 7 Pintail 10 The South Lake Black-tailed godwit 35 Lapwing 200 Reds
26 September 2013
Today's sightings
The South Finger COMMON CRANE 1 2nd year showing very well again. Middle Point SPOONBILL 1 2nd year again on the estuary HEN HARRIER 1 Female type flew north Whinchat 1 The Holden Tower/Dumbles Grey Plover 1 Golden Plover 3 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Curlew 40
24 September 2013
Today's sightings
Dumbles at high tide No sign of the Buff breasted Sandpiper in a search of the Dumbles grassland and wader roosts over hight tide. 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 3 Little Stint among 39 Ringed Plover and 170 Dunlin. Peregrine Falcon again attacked the roost. 1st
23 September 2013
Today's sightings
Dumbles edge at high tide Note-Peregrine attacked the roost and scattered birds today. Buff-breasted Sandpiper seen a few times briefly. Curlew Sandpiper 4 Little Stint 5 Dunlin 300 Ringed Plover 30 Harbour Seal DB Brent 1 Little Egret 6 Zeiss Hide/Top Ne
22 September 2013
Today's sightings-Buff again
The Dumbles/Holden Tower BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 1 juvenile eventualy showed very well. Another walk is planned for tomorrow morning to search fior this bird. Please meet the warden at the Holden Tower at 9.45am Curlew Sandpiper 3 Little Stint 5 Dunli
21 September 2013
Buff-breasted Sandpiper...
Juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper taken this morning by JSLees WWT The Dumbles/Holden Tower A juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (From Canada) was found by our Reserve Warden whilst he lead an Advanced Birding session! As you can imagine the group were ver
20 September 2013
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Teal 550 Black tailed Godwit 110 Ruff 4 (one adult with yellow legs) Redshank 5 Spotted Redshank 1 Wigeon 80 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 14 Redshank 36 Teal 90 Tufted Duck 30 Greylag 180 Holden Tower Sand Martin 10 Swallow 100 Ye
19 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower/Dumbles Curlew Sandpiper 3 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 300 Ringed Plover 140 Ruff 2 Greenshank 2 Golden Plover 1 Bar-tailed godwit 2 Curlew 60 Hobby 1 Wheatear 1 Yellow Wagtail 20 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 11 Avocet 4 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 25 b
18 September 2013
Today's sightings
The unringed wild Crane is still associating with the captive breeding programme birds in the grounds until disturbed and tends to head for the road fields or fields around the South Finger. South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 120 Redshank 40 Ruff- juvenile (f
17 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Ruddy Shelduck is still in the grounds associating with captive birds, no reports of the Crane so far but may be out of view in the fields Zeiss Hide Avocet 4 Spotted Redshank 1 Lapwing 2 Tal 500 Peregrine male visited for a drink Wigeon 120 South Lak
16 September 2013
Today's sightings
The South lake Ruff 10 Black-tailed Godwit 113 Redshank 27 Lapwing 223 Sand Martin 6 The Zeiss Hide COMMON CRANE 1 2nd year Showing well Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 4 Ruff 5 Teal 400 The Knot Pool Green Sandpiper 1 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 1 Wigeon
15 September 2013
Todays Sightings
Back from The Brink Common Crane 1 immature bird (this bird would like to join the adults but keeps getting chased away) Asian Pen Ruddy Shelduck 1 female unringed and flying wild Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 12 Snipe 1 Lapwing 80 Wigeon 151 Teal 70
14 September 2013
Today's sightings-Fall of migrants
Migrants-Around the ground This morning's rain dropped in a lot of migrants around the grounds, We are sure there were far more about than our counts below. Most of these were seen around the Holden Tower and the South Finger. Spotted Flycatcher 7 Whinch
13 September 2013
Today's sightigs
The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 15 Redshank 7 Common Snipe 30 Shoveler 70 Teal 700 Grey Heron 2 The Grounds Common Crane 1 2nd year bird has joined our collection Cranes. Fully winged and un-ringed. Status unknown! Blackcap 110 Chiffchaff 40 Common
12 September 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 Showing well Redshank 30 Lapwing 250 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 95 Green Sandpiper 1 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 12 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 8 Black-tailed Godwit 95 Lapwing 190 Shoveler 76 Wigeon 129 Teal 380 The Rushy Snipe
11 September 2013