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Some 3" of snow covering the site but all the roads are clear and access around the grounds and hides is fine. The snow and frost have pushed most of the Ducks and Waders onto the estuary. The hotspots still with open water are the Rushy,Big Pen (Swan lak
19 January 2013
Today's sightings
Lots of ice about the reserve, the ice-free areas are South Lake and Rushy, both attracting large numbers of duck. This update at 1000 am so birds likely to appear during the milder part of the day or to drink. See Twitter for instant updates of bird move
17 January 2013
Today's sightings
This Water Rail has been showing very well from the Willow Hide, Photo taken by JSLees The Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 1 white-fronted Goose 185 Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 The Tack Piece Ruff 5 Dunlin 150 Lapwing 400 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 2
16 January 2013
Today's sightings-Bean Goose
The Holden Tower TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE 1 adult with 182 White-fronted Geese Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 Lapwing 1000 Golden Plover 600 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 4 The Willow Hide Water Rail 1 Showing very on the ice close to the hide Chaffinch 50 Great-spot
15 January 2013
Today's sightings
A very murky start to the day with showers eventually turned to a sunny late afternoon. Holden Tower E White-fronted Geese 160+ late afternoon on Tack Piece Lapwing 1000 Wigeon 500 Pintail 30 Dunlin 700 Golden Plover 40 Rushy Whooper Swan 1 until 1100 at
14 January 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Tack Piece Wigeon 1600 on the estuary, 361 on the Dumbles Teal 460 on the estuary Peregrine 2 hunting estuary and quarreling over Turkey Oaks Dunlin 550 Lapwing 1000 Ruff 1 Redshank 12 E White-fronted Geese 170 showed very well at midday Egyp
13 January 2013
Today's sightings & Photos
Bittern and Common Snipes Copyright James Lees WWT The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing very well again Water Rail 1 Teal 1600 Wigeon 900 Shoveler 30 The Holden Tower Peregrine 2 Buzzard 4 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 140 Curlew 30 Golden Plover 800 Th
12 January 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing very well for long periods today hunting in the sunshine in the open. Water Rail 1 Little Egret 1 Teal 1600 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 47 Dunlin 700 Golden Plover 600 Lapwing 1800 White-fronted Goose 160 Be
11 January 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Tack Piece E.White-fronted Goose- 175 showing well on the Tack Piece this morning of which 35 are juveniles. This represents 20% of the total as young birds from 2012. It is also the lowest count in our history for this time of year. Golden
10 January 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 2 reported this morning Water Rail 1 Teal 1600 Wigeon 500 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Ruff 8 Dunlin 300 Black-tailed godwit 80 Golden Plover 250 Lapwing 1800 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 23
9 January 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Bewick's Swan 220 Ruff 7 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 48 Golden Plover 50 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Lapwing 1800 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 177 Egyptian Goose 1 Dunlin 500 Lapwing 2000 The South lake Oystercatcher 1 First of the Sprin
8 January 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E White-fronted Geese- 140+ on the souther section of the Dumbles and distant Bewick's Swan- 30 birds feeding on the floods Lapwing 1200 Dunlin 200 Black-tailed Godwit 40 Greylag 3 on the saltmarsh Tack Piece Peregrine in the trees Dunlin 350
7 January 2013
Today's sightings
A misty and for a time foggy start to the day but cleared to allow birding. Birds were on show from every hide but huge numbers favouring the Tack Piece, Dumbles and Top New Piece. Due to the attention of hunting Peregrine the wader flocks kept on the mov
6 January 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 47 Ruff 7 Dunlin 250 Black-tailed Godwit 92 Curlew 30 Lapwing 1600 Wigeon 1100 Teal 300 Pintail 130 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 169 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 140 Curlew 150 Dunlin 450 Golden Plover
5 January 2013
Todays sightings
Fantastic birdwatching again. The morning Peregrine activity among flocks of thousands of waders is particulally good. Use the members gate to get to the Holden Tower and Hides from 08.15 for the best views. Robbie Garnett Hide Whitefronted Goose 148 (18
3 January 2013