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Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult BITTERN 1 Snipe 7 Dunlin 3 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 35 Lapwing 70 Teal 2100 The South Finger Kingfisher 1 Lesser Redpoll 2 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 4 Wigeon 540 Golden Plover 16 The Rushy Pintail
11 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Brent Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 4 Common Crane 4 (GCP) Wigeon 270 Spotted Redshank 1 Peregrine 2 The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult Black-tailed Godwit 148 Redshank 12 Ruff 1 Shoveler 59 Teal 200 Pochard 12 The Zeiss Hide Blac
10 October 2012
Today's sightings-The Geese are back!
The Holden Tower Russian White-fronted Goose 3 Adults Wigeon 270 Lapwing 50 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 adult (2 on site) Redshank 30 Black-tailed Godwit 242 Ruff 2 Dunlin 2 Teal 2300 Pintail 14 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 First winter Wigeon
9 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Curlew Sandpiper 1 Little Stint 1 Sanderling 3 Dunlin 70 Grey Plover 30 Golden Plover 8 Curlew 80 Rock Pipit 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 196 Lapwing 180 Teal 2400 The South Lake SHOVELER 242!
7 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower PECTORAL SANDPIPER 1 First winter Dunlin 70 Ringed Plover 2 Greenshank 1 Grey Plover 40 Golden Plover 14 Curlew 80 Egyptian Goose 1 Peregrine 1 Kestrel 2 Buzzard 2 Merlin 1 The South Lake Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Black-tailed Godwit
5 October 2012
New American waders?
Holden Tower A Pectoral Sandpiper flew in high from the NE (Tack Piece) and dissapeared on the saltmarsh. About ten minutes later two waders flew to one of the pools on the Dumbles and joined the Lapwing. It turned out to be the Pectoral and a Buff-breast
4 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 1 Juvenile Little-ringed Plover 1 Ruff 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 22 Snipe 8 Teal 1800 The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 296 Ruff 2 Redshank 20 Greenshank 1 Lapwing 200 Teal 250 Shoveler 50 G
3 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Lathbury Hide RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 1 Juvenile showing well this am Redshank 30 Teal 1800 The Holden Tower Curlew Sandpiper 5 Little Stint 2 Sanderling 11 Dunlin 159 Ringed Plover 30 Curlew 80 Grey Plover 50 The South Lake Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 3
2 October 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Red-necked Phalarope 1- 1st winter still very distantly on floods to South. On the Dumbles edge viewable distantly from the tower Grey Plover 40 Golden Plover 5 Red Knot 2 Sanderling 8 Little Stint 2 Curlew Sandpiper 6 Dunlin 100 Ringed Plove
30 September 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult winter Black-tailed Godwit 270 Redshank 31 Teal 180 Shoveler 78 Cormorant 11 The Holden Tower Black Tern 1 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Still on the Dumblers floods Curlew Sandpiper 4 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 150 Ringed
29 September 2012
Great Autumn Birding
The Holden Tower RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 1 (juvenile on floods) Curlew Sandpiper 6 Little Stint 3 Dunlin 250 Ringed Plover 85 Sanderling 4 Knot 24 Grey Plover 36 Golden Plover 60 Curlew 260 Merlin 1 Kestrel 1 Peregrine 1 The Zeiss Hide PECTORAL SANDPIPER 1
28 September 2012
Another Red-necked Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope-Image MJMcGill Zeiss Hide Red-necked Phalarope- 1st winter dropped in from high calling continously at 0900. Black-tailed Godwit 308 Ruff 3 Red Knot 4 Redshank 30 Snipe 12 It is likely that the dowitcher is hidden amongst the godwits
27 September 2012
Pectoral Sandpiper still present
The Holden Tower Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Feeding on the left hand floods Ruff 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Black-tailed Godwit 123 Curlew 1 Teal 250 The Zeiss Hide Knot 2 Black-tailed Godwit 172 Snipe 1 Wigeon 30 Pintail 10 Teal 300 T
25 September 2012
Overnight deluge and feeding bonanza
Overnight flooding The heavy rain all day yesterday and overnight to this morning has created a lot of field flooding. The birds have all left the scrapes this morning to take advantage of the newly flooded areas to feed. There is little to no exposed mud
24 September 2012
Sightings and guided walk details for rare waders
Guided walk to search for Buff-breasted and Pectoral Sandpiper Meet in/around the Holden Tower at 1300hrs. It is a half a mile walk there and back, uneven ground and no guarantee of seeing either but worth a try. They showed very well together yesterday
23 September 2012