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Today's sightings
Middle Point Common Scoter 1 male The South Lake Knot 2 Avocet 3 Black-tailed Godwit 134 Redshank 13 Lapwing 75 Common Tern 2 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 2 The Tack Pie [...]
11 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Large flock of hirundines (martins and swift) feeding over the cattle this morning Robin (black bellied, heavy moulting bird) plus it's brood of three Swift 300 Sand Mart [...]
10 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart juvenile Robin 8 including the black bellied bird, in moult Chiffchaff 3 Blackcap 1 South Lake All waders commute between the Rushy/Top and Bottom New Piec [...]
9 July 2012
Redstarts have bred
Redstart news Redstarts are present again today along the Summer Walkway. A fresh juvenile and female are flycatching from the fence and hedge. We had one or two males singing and visiting likely [...]
8 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Great birding from here. Teal 60 Lapwing 120 Black Tailed Godwit 11 Redshank 60 Greenshank 1 Green Sandpiper 2 Dunlin 2 Avocet 7 Oystercatcher 2 Common Tern 1 So [...]
7 July 2012
Todays sightings
South Lake Black Tailed Godwit 77 (many in full summer plumage) Avocet 2ad (incubating + 1 full grown juvenile) Redshank 2 Common Tern 2 (incubating) Oystercatcher 5 Teal 4 Great Crest [...]
6 July 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake Greenshank 1 Redshank 24 Black-tailed Godwit 49 Avocet 6 Mandarin 1 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Rushy Avocet 3 Green Sandpiper 3 Holden Tower Curlew 15 [...]
3 July 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Estuary Yellow Legged Gull adult among the Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls. Curlew 60 Pied Wagtail juvenile Dumbles Skylark 20+ Redstart 1 along fence to Middle [...]
1 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Two Common Terns were over the estuary this morning and there was a scattering of Curlew, Oystercatcher and Shelduck. The tide will be high in the afternoon so watch out for Gulls [...]
30 June 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Tufted Duck 6 Gadwall 2 Rushy Black-headed Gull colony Redshank 1 Green Sandpiper 2 South Lake Obs/ Hogarth Hide Avocet pair nesting Black-tailed God [...]
28 June 2012
Today's sightings
South Lake Avocet 6 inc a pair sat on three eggs (11 on site today) Black-tailed Godwit 36 Redshank 11 Gadwall 70 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 The South Finger Avocet 5 [...]
27 June 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower COAL TIT 1 very fresh juvenile calling and popped up before flying to Decoy. Scarce here. South Lake Wigeon 3 (2 males) Avocet pair nesting and another single Bla [...]
26 June 2012
Today's sightings
Tufted Ducks are hatching in numbers, you can see them from most hides often close to cover. Pic by MJMcGill South Lake Mediterranean Gull 1st summer at 0800, five yesterday, afternoo [...]
25 June 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Cranes 2 On the estuary Dunlin 8 Black-tailed Godwit 5 adults in full breeding plumage, newly arrived Curlew 50 Mediterranean Gull 2nd summer South Lake Avocet 3 p [...]
24 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Raven 1 Peregrine 1 Crane 4 Yellow Legged Gull 1 ad Dunlin 3 South Lake Mediteranen Gull 1 ad 1 2nd summer 5 1st summer. Avocet 6 Black Tailed Godwi [...]
23 June 2012