Latest sightings
Looking great in the sunshine
Rushy Bewicks Swan 65 Pochard 230 Pintail 70 Grey Wagtail 1 Martin Smith Hide Water Rail 1 Snipe 6 Robbie Garnett Whitefronted Geese 55 Wigeon 350 Teal 70 Lapwing 120 [...]
25 November 2011
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide BITTERN 2- one chasing off the other but both birds were still present in the reeds at 0950 One returned to the Zeiss Hide reedbed, the other near the Van de Bovemkamp hide. Teal 67 [...]
24 November 2011
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing on and off in the reed bed in front of hide Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Black-tailed Godwit 78 Lapwing 320 Dunlin 55 Teal 670 Bewick's S [...]
23 November 2011
Today's sightings
Holden Tower The Dumbles @0830 Rooks and Jackdaw Greylag 2 Lapwing 250 Ruff 2 in the scrape Linnet 22 Tack Piece Wigeon 1200 E. White-fronted Goose 64 Barnacle, Canada and Grey [...]
22 November 2011
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 65 Redshank 32 Dunlin 12 Teal 670 Water Rail 2 Pintail 12 Bewick's Swan 20 Plus Mallard, Wigeon, Greylag, Buzzard, Fieldfare and Cetti's Warble [...]
21 November 2011
Today's sightings WeBS Count
WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) count Day A full count of all the wetland birds undertaken today. Wildfowl counts below. Little Grebe 4 Great Crested Grebe 1 Cormorant 25 Little Egret 3 Gre [...]
20 November 2011
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 MARSH HARRIER 1 Dunlin 26 Black-tailed Godwit 81 Snipe 2 Redshank 47 Teal 650 Cetti's Warbler 2 Water Rail 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 76 [...]
19 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Rushy Bewicks Swan 63 Pintail 75 Pochard 110 Grey Wagtail Hybrid Shelduck 1 Martin Smith Hide Snipe 6 Cettis 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Whitefronted Goose 36 Wigeon 900 Te [...]
18 November 2011
Today's sightings
Foggy conditions from 0800-0930 so limited sightings, sunny from 0930 onward. Some disturbance from hedge cutting and fixing of Zeiss roof today, sorry. Holden Tower Barnacle Goose 110 T [...]
17 November 2011
Today's sightings-Bittern
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 76 Pochard 197 Pintail 102 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing well in reeds below hide again all afternoon. Black-tailed Godwit 107 Redshank 17 [...]
16 November 2011
Today's sightings
Holden Tower The Dumbles Brent Goose 3 juveniles Barnacle Goose 120 Canada Goose 90 Estuary Grey Plover 2 Zeiss Hide Teal 450+ Black-tailed Godwit 100 Golden Plover 40 Du [...]
15 November 2011
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Common Scoter female on estuary over high tide Great Crested Grebe 1 Grey Plover 20+ Knot 1 Plus 50 E.White-fronted Goose on the Dumbles and 2 immature Peregrine South L [...]
14 November 2011
Today's sightings-More swans
Two of the new Bewick's Swans fighting on the Rushy copyright JSLees WWT The Rushy-And Bewick's Swan update Bewick's Swan (67) At last we have had several good nights of easter [...]
13 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Rushy Bewicks Swan 17 Pochard 70 Pintail 50 Martin Smith Hide Snipe 5 Cettis Warbler 1 Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide. Whitefronted Goose 46 Wigeon 400 Teal 120 L [...]
12 November 2011
More Swan and a Bittern is back
Rushy Great to see 21 Bewick Swans on the Rushy this morning including a favorite pair with a family of 5 big youngsters. (See Julias swan update for details). Tufted Duck and Pochard have inc [...]
11 November 2011