Sightings - Slimbridge
Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Wigeon 1010 Teal 660 Ferruginous Hybrid 1 male Lapwing 1400 Dunlin 400 Ruff 1 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Snipe 1 Water Rail calling in front of hide Cettis Warbler 1 Kingfisher Hide Bird feeding station very active. All the common garden species inc
2 December 2013
Todays Sightings
Rushy At least 110 Bewick`s Swans overnight. Over 140 Pintail and 220 Pochard. Two Redshank a Snipe and around 100 Teal were to the back of the pond. Tack Piece (Robbie Garnett and Martin Smith Hides). Great to see the Whitefronted Goose flock showing wel
1 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 90 Pochard 201 Pintail 147 The Zeiss Hide Water Rail 2 Wigeon 2400 Teal 700 Lapwing 300 Black-tailed Godwit 80 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 125 Wigeon 500 Curlew 30 Dunlin 180 Golden plover 240 Lapwing 300 The Holden Tower La
29 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 95 Pochard 180 Tufted Duck 300 Pintail 120 The Tack Piece Merlin 1 Juvenile Female caught a Fieldfare White-fronted Goose 121 Ruff 4 Redshank 8 Curlew 10 Dunlin 80 Lapwing 200 Wigeon 700 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 4 Wigeo
28 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 93 Pintail 132 Pochard 160 Ferrouginous x Pochard 1 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 125 Wigeon 500 Pintail 15 Ruff 4 Lapwing 200 Golden Plover 80 Dunlin 75 Redshank 3 The Holden Tower Wigeon 1800 Redshank 1 Dunlin 4 Peregrine 1
27 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 123 Barnacle Goose 150 Greylag 30 (2 on saltmarsh) Stonechat female Middle Point fence Meadow Pipit 3 Pied Wagtail 2 Wigeon 5 Buzzard 2 Zeiss Hide Teal 550 Cetti's Warbler 1 Wigeon 300 Buzzard 2 South Lake Dunlin 30 Lap
26 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Wigeon 2000 on the Dumbles Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 on the estuary E. White-fronted Goose 70+ (moving between estuary, the Dumbles and Tack Piece) Barnacle Goose 157 Canada Goose 120 Greylag Goose 130 (plus 200+ road fields) Peregrine 1 Gad
25 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 117 Ferrouginous x Pochard 1 male Pochard 151 Tufted Duck 280 Pintail 131 The South Lake GLOSSY IBIS 2 Juveniles Left at 7.30 am should return to roost around 16.00 Great-crested Grebe 1 Kingfisher 1 The Zeiss Hide Little Stint 2 D
24 November 2013
Today's sightings- Lots of Swans
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 112 (60 new) Jack Snipe 1 showing in open most of the day Common Snipe 1 Pochard 150 Ferruginous x Pochard 1 Tufted Duck 200 Pintail 115 The South Lake GLOSSY IBIS 2 juveniles left the roost at 8.10am heading South East, Then seen
23 November 2013
Today's Sightings
The Zeiss Hide Teal 800 Shelduck 5 Lapwing 244 The Holden Tower Wigeon 300 Shelduck 35 Common Crane 3 Bewick Swan 12 Lapwing 220 Canada Goose 269 Sparrowhawk 1 Greylag 90 The Rushy Hide Bewick Swan 12 Mute Swan 2 Tufted Duck 120 Greylag 48 Pintail 61 Cana
22 November 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Ruff 3 Redshank 5 Lapwing 200 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Curlew 77 Golden Plover 9 Dunlin 60 White-fronted Goose 102 Wigeon 1710 Pintail 70 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 40- most went out early. Pochard 150 Pintail 110 Ferruginous x Pochard 1 T
21 November 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake GLOSSY IBIS 2 Left the roost before 7.30, tend to come in about 16.30 The Tack Piece Ruff 6 Redshank 5 Lapwing 200 Black-tailed Godwit 81 Curlew 187 Golden Plover 50 Dunlin 30 White-fronted Goose 99 Wigeon 800 Pintail 70 The Rushy Bewick's
20 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 103 Dark-bellied Brent Goose 2 one with Canada Geese on the spartina island, the other on the foreshore Peregrine 1 Dunlin 650 Lapwing 400 Redpoll 2 Pintail 19 on the estuary Snipe 12 in flight over spartina island Zeis
19 November 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 57 (small flocks on Dumbles and Tack Piece) Peregrine 1 Barnacle Goose 150 Dunlin 300 Great Black-backed Gull 79 Curlew 20 Lapwing 400 Ruff 3 Tack Piece Curlew 60 Wigeon 700 Teal 200 Water Rail from Martin Smith Hide Cr
18 November 2013
Today's sightings
It was a very misty start to the day and fog rolled back in which hampered viewing to midday. South Lake Drained down in recent weeks to prepare for seasonal work. It has been quieter during the day as most of the birds are feeding on the Tack and Top N
17 November 2013