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Today's sightings-More Geese!

Today's sightings-More Geese!

The Tack Piece Snow Goose 7 (white phase) looks to be the same group of Dutch birds that were here in July 2011 Barnacle Goose 8 Greylag Goose 30 Oystercatcher 4 The Top New Piece [...]

27 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower Cackling Canada Goose 1 Canada Goose 19 (all on spartina island) Peregrine 1 Skylark 4 pairs Lapwing 20 in 'wintering' mode and 22 in breeding mode, ie on territory [...]

26 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Little Gull passage   A flock of 17 to 23 flew off the estuary near to Frampton with Black-headed Gulls and headed NNE at 1330. They may have carried on migrating. At 1345 an adult was feed [...]

25 March 2012

Todays sightings

Todays sightings

Great sunshine and a scattering of summer migrants but the site is drying out far more quickly than it should be.Chiffchaff singing all over and one or two Blackcap as well. The female Lesser Scau [...]

23 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower over high tide Avocets- Five came into the Top New Piece, best viewed from the Zeiss Hide. They are showing lots of territorial/pairing behaviour today. The party of five often meetin [...]

22 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Cackling Canada Goose and Greater Canada Goose on the Rushy (showing the size) JSLeesWWT The Rushy CACKLING CANADA GOOSE 1 ( canadensis minima ) LESSER SCAUP 1 The Zeiss Hide Bl [...]

21 March 2012

Cackling Canada Goose!

Cackling Canada Goose!

The Holden Tower CACKLING CANADA GOOSE 1 (Present with the Greater Canada Geese) Feeding on the Dumbles edge and came in to drink on the Rushy late afternoon. Oystercatcher 6 Curle [...]

20 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower small Canada Goose sp present with 80 Canada Geese. An influx of about 30-40 birds has brought this bird to the reserve. It was seen on Thursday and again today and is feeding on the [...]

18 March 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Holden Tower Egyptian Goose 1 (Lower Dumbles) Shelduck 134 Wigeon 38 Shoveler 13 Tufted Duck 40 Peregrine1 Buzzard 2 Grey Plover 2 (on estuary) Lapwing 66 Wheatear 1 (on north [...]

17 March 2012

First Wheatear

First Wheatear

Holden Tower The first Wheatear of the season was on the fence at the north end of the Dumbles from at least 1.30 yesterday and again  this morning. Chiffchaff singing in the walkway. A [...]

16 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower Egyptian Goose 1 Greylag 30 Lapwing 45 Oystercatcher 4 Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 49 (4 1st summers) Teal 80 Oystercatcher 2 Great Crested Grebe 2 Tack Pie [...]

14 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Zeiss Hide Avocet 4 Black-tailed Godwit 38 Teal 60 Great Crested Grebe 2 Robbie Garnett Hide Lesser Scaup female Wigeon 120       [...]

13 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Rushy Bewick's Swan 1 Lesser Scaup @0750 but moved to Tack Piece Lapwing 2 Black-headed Gulls colony getting noisy Holden Tower Chiffchaff 1 singing in Decoy Oystercatcher 8 [...]

12 March 2012

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Zeiss Hide AVOCET 4 Black-tailed Godwit 36 Ruff 1 Lapwing 29 Dunlin 70   Today's WEBS count Often one of the quietest months. Shelduck and Shoveler numbers are rising [...]

11 March 2012

Four Avocets drop in

Four Avocets drop in

A goood high tide this morning but not quite enough to flood the Dumbles. Holden Tower Grey Plover 5 Dunlin 6 Curlew 57 Oystercatcher 2 Peregrine 1 Buzzaed 1 G B B Gull 25 Bullfi [...]

10 March 2012