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Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 180+ (scattered parties in all fields and estuary at 0830-0900). Barnacle Goose 140 Canada Goose 30 Egyptian Goose 1 Tack Piece Tundra Bean Goose 1 (drinking with White-fronts briefly) Wigeon 900 Teal 200 Dunlin 550 Gol
4 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 3 ( two adults and a first winter) E. White-fronted Goose 180+ Barnacle Goose 142 Egyptian Goose 1 Greylag Goose 4 Canada Goose 25 Peregrine 1 Grey Plover on the mudflats Curlew 57 Wigeon 400 Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Cr
3 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE 3 (2 adults and 1 First winter) White-fronted Goose 186 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle goose 140 Teal 560 Pintail 270 Wigeon 900 Ruff 7 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Lapwing 1400 Dunlin 200 Snipe 3 Common crane 4 (GCP) feeding
2 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Tundra Bean Goose 2 (3) White-fronted Goose 202 Pintail 279 Teal 600 Wigeon 900 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 45 Dunlin 500 Curlew 10 The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 (GCP) Tundra Bean Goose 1 (3) White-fronted Goose 1 Golden Plover 120 Lapwin
1 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Peregrine- on the edge of the Dumbles. Lapwing 1200 Golden Plover 400 Dunlin 400 Great Crested Grebe- 2 on the estuary at high tide Wigeon 400 - estuary 280 on the scrape Tack Piece Little Egret 1- moved to Bottom New Piece Wigeon 700 Pochard
31 January 2013
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Bittern-showed well today at times. Teal 1200 Shoveler 90 Wigeon 100 Black-tailed Godwit 93 Buzzard 2 Shelduck 100 Holden Tower Peregrine 1 on Dumbles edge Lapwing 1000 Golden Plover 200 Wigeon 290 plus 600 on the estuary Fox-4, 2 vixens on hea
30 January 2013
Today's sightings-Wet weather returns as does the flocks
Tack Piece Once again numbers are building up here. Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 38 Ruff 8 Dunlin 500 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 120 Wigeon 600 Teal 300 Pintail 100 Pochard 90 Holden Tower Bewick's Swan 40 Lapwing 900 Golden Plover 200 Wigeon 350 Zeis
29 January 2013
Festival of Birds roundup and today's sightings
Festival of Birds Day 2 A huge thank you to all that visited, the weather turned in our favour and provided a great weekend of birding. At least two Bitterns showed from the Zeiss Hide on and off all day. The three Bean Geese also gave themselves up and s
28 January 2013
Bird Festival day 1
One of the Bitterns showed very well all day in front of the Zeiss Hide, Photo copyright JSLeesWWT South Finger Bittern 1 The Zeiss Hide Bittern 2 Water Rail 1 Dunlin 350 Teal 600 Cetti's Warbler 1 Buzzard 2 The South Lake Ruff 4 Dunlin 30 Lapwing 250 Ga
26 January 2013
Today's sightings-3 Bitterns
The Zeiss Hide/South Finger BITTERN 3- Showing well from all three hides feeding on the ice Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Roadside Fields TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE 2 White-fronted Goose 217 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 257 Pocahrd 280 Tufted Duck 300 Pintail 210
25 January 2013
The thaw begins
Sunshine and some rapid thawing today. Rushy Bewicks Swan 276 Teal 226 numbers building as the thaw sets in. Pochard 180 Pochard X Feruginous 1 Tufted Duck 70 Pintail 82 Buzzard 1 Redshank 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Whitefronted and Bean Geese The flock is feeding
24 January 2013
Today's sightings- Snow Bittern
The Bittern showed well again this afternoon out in the snow. Photo copyright JSLees WWT The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showed very well this afternoon Grey Heron 1 Water Rail 2 Cetti's warbler 1 The Willow Hide Water Rail 1 Showing very well Bullfinch 2 Cha
23 January 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 The Willow Hide Water Rail 1 House Sparrow 1 Chaffinch 40 Lesser Redpoll 10 Bullfinch 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 276 The Roadside Fields Tundra Bean Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 172
22 January 2013
Today's sightings/news
Still lots of snow lying about and a re-freeze overnight. Paths are slippery in places but usable with care, all hides are open and accessible. A thaw has occured through the day melting a little more snow and opening some feeding/grazing areas for birds.
21 January 2013
Today's sightings-2 Bean Geese!
Photographs of the new First winter and Adult Tundra Bean Geese, Copyright JSLees Road Side Fields TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE 2 White-fronted Goose 151 Greylag Goose 60 Snipe 15 The Willow Hide WOODCOCK 1 Flew from Decoy and landed near hide. Water Rail 1 Still s
20 January 2013