Sightings - Slimbridge

Saturday bird news
The South Finger Barn Owl 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 27 Ruff 10 Lapwing 30 Wigeon 70 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 The Tack Piece Crane 6 Pink-footed Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 2 The Rushy Avocet 4
21 March 2015

Solar sightings
The Zeiss Hide Barn Owl 1 Avocet 19 (25) Redshank 3 Black-tailed Godwit 40 Wigeon 30 Grey Heron 1 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Avocet 2 Dunlin 30 Redshank 10 Little Egret 2 The Rushy Avocet 4 The South Lake Kingfisher 2 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Tack Piec
20 March 2015

Misty sightings
The Zeiss Hide Barn Owl 1 Avocet 19 Lapwing 20 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Wigeon 65 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Redshank 4 Dunlin 30 The South Lake Great-crested Grebe 2 Shoveler 30 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 2 Wigeon 100 Pintail 50 Crane 4 Linnet 40 Mi
19 March 2015

Today's sightings
Holden Tower Lapwing 20 Golden Plover 7 (larger flock reported in flight) Greylag 30 Pied Wagtail 9 Redshank 5 Ruff 5 Avocet 2 Chiffchaff 1 Skylark 2 Peregrine 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 singing Reed Bunting 1 singing Tack Piece E.White-fronted Geese 2 Crane 5 (
17 March 2015

Surprise Bittern
Holden Tower Dunlin 2 Lapwing 20 Greylag 32 Oystercatcher 2 Bullfinch pair Chiffchaff 1 Mandarin pair Tack Piece Crane 3 Zeiss Hide Avocet 21 Oystercatcher 4 Black-tailed Godwit 100 Snipe 20 came up from the field Van de Bovenkamp Hide Bittern showed at
16 March 2015

Today's sightings
Holden Tower Around twenty Lapwing on territory and up to 60 Golden Plover occasionally being hassled by them. Some of the latter are sporting the black fronted breeding plumage. A single Little Stint is among the 20 Dunlin on the floods. A Chiffchaff and
15 March 2015

Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 17 (23 on site) Dunlin 5 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 120 Wigeon 200 Grey Heron 1 The Rushy Avocet 4 Pintail 148 The Tack Piece Crane 4 White-fronted Goose 2 Wigeon 200 The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 Avocet 2 The South Lake Blac
14 March 2015

Avocets everywhere!
At least 19 Avocets on site, most are nest scraping and some have been seen mating. The South Lake Avocet 10 Redshank 3 Lapwing 20 Shoveler 24 Teal 30 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Rushy Avocet 2 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Pintail 110 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Oys
13 March 2015

Latest birds news
The Car Park Chiffchaff 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 12 Redshank 7 Dunlin 3 Black-tailed Godwit 80 The South Finger Barn Owl 1 Reed Bunting 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Rushy Pintail 148 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 1 Skylark 2 Pied Wagtail 14
12 March 2015

What a lovely spring day, perfect for raptors
Holden Tower Merlin female hunting spartina island and Dumbles Peregrine 1 female Buzzard 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Kestrel 2 Barn Owl 1 Golden Plover 181 Lapwing 63 (of which 23 are territorial) Avocet up to 9 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 37 Shelduck 45 C
10 March 2015

Today's sightings
Holden Tower Barn Owl distantly hunting over seawall to S Golden Plover 54 Dunlin c30 Pied Wagtail 10+ Meadow Pipit 10+ Skylark 8+ Lapwing 40+ nest scraping/displaying Oystercatcher 3 pairs (estuary, Dumbles scrape and adjacent pool) Wigeon 90 Tack Piece
9 March 2015

A little bit of of Spring and winter
Holden Tower Peregrine Golden Plover 45 Grey Plover 1 on the Dumbles with Lapwing, also seen in the Top New Piece Dunlin 40 Lapwing 40 (lots of display/scraping) Redshank 1 Barnacle Geese 60 GBB Gull 5 Marsh Harrier 1 Stonechat 1 Barn Owl 1 hunting the Bo
8 March 2015

More Avocets
Duck hut Chiffchaff 2 singing males The Zeiss Hide Now 18 Avocets Teal 20 Grey Heron 1 The kingfisher Hide Barn Owl 1 Martin Smith Hide Common Crane 1 pair nest building The Tack Piece Common Crane 6 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 20 White-fronted Goose 2 The South
7 March 2015

Avocets and Cranes
Zeiss Hide Redshank 4 Avocet 8 Oystercatcher 4 Holden Tower Wigeon 260 Tufted Duck 89 Little Grebe 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 on estuary. Dunlin 40 Peregrine 1 Oystercatcher 8 Reed Bunting 2 Stonechat 1 (cross fence to north) Martin Smith Hide Wigeon 350 Bla
6 March 2015

Winter birds gone spring birds in..
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 14 (16 on site ) Redshank 7 Wigeon 200 Teal 20 Barn Owl 1 The Rushy Pintail 220 The Tack Piece Common Crane 2 Wigeon 190 Black-tailed Godwit 150 The South Lake Oystercatcher 4 Holden Tower Oystercatcher 4 Golden Plover 75 Dunlin 80 A
5 March 2015