Latest sightings
Dolphin!
Middle Point Over the high tide a Common Dolphin was seen, this marine mammal was ranging from the breakwater and out into mid channel but spent much of the time just North of the viewpoint. At low tide small numbers of Dunlin and Ringed Plover fed on
24 September 2017
Great Waders and a Black Tern
Rushy Pintail 1 Wigeon 4 Hybrid Wigeon 1 Male Teal 40 Gadwall 30 Little Stint 1 Redshank 2 Ruff 3 Lapwing 35 Little Grebe 2 South Lake Shoveler 120 Teal 76 Black Tailed Godwit 140 Ruff 3 Redshank 34 Spotted Redshank 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Snipe 3 Black Te
23 September 2017
Head to the Zeiss Hide
It has been a great morning at the Zeiss Hide with 6 juvenile Little Stint and 4 Curlew Sandpiper amongst the rest of the wader flock. We'll be working on the South Lake today so the waders here will likely relocate to the Top New Piece, further bolster
20 September 2017
Todays Sightings
Rushy Coot 90 Teal 43 Gadwall 23 Shoveler 3 Wigeon 8 Wigeon Hybrid 8 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Ruff 2 Redshank 2 Greywag 1 Blackcap 1 Kingfisher 1 Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Linnet 40 Cettis 1 South Lake Teal 143 Shoveler 118 Tufted Duck 81 Lapwing 43 Snipe 1
17 September 2017
More Curlew Sandpiper
Zeiss Hide Teal 293 Wigeon 39 Curlew Sandpiper 3 juvs Wood Sandpiper 1 juv Green Sandpiper 1 Redshank 6 Black Tailed Godwit 6 Snipe 1 Rushy Snipe 1 Redshank 1 Ruff 2 Black Tailed Godwit 2 Gadwall 36 Wigeon 2 Wigeon hybrid 1 Coot 42 Little Grebe 2 Grey Wa
16 September 2017
Curlew Sandpiper and today's Sightings
Weather still and cloudy with an intermittent northerly breeze. Less small passerines about today than there has been for the past couple of weeks, but the water bird numbers are steadily growing as the weather becomes more autumnal. The Rushy 2 Black Ta
15 September 2017
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide Spotted Redshank, 3 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 3 Wigeon and 2 Grey Wagtail among the highlights. A juvenile Wood Sandpiper (pic below) dropped in here for a time but was seen on the other scrapes too. Robbie Gar
14 September 2017
Today's morning round-up
Holden Tower Peregrine Falcon on a kill Robbie Garnett/Stephen Kirk Hides 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 46 Teal and a Shelduck. Rushy Hide 8 Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 30 Teal, 2 Wigeon + the hybrid male, 4 Little Grebe on the top pond, 20 Gadw
12 September 2017
Seabird wreck
The gales in the South West and West Wales have caused a wreck of seabirds, many were driven up the Bristol Channel. One of our holidaying volunteers rang to report hundreds of Manx Shearwaters being washed up on Newgale beach in Pembrokeshire. The afte
11 September 2017
Severn Wader Festival day 2
The second day of the Severn Wader Festival got underway with a Bird Watch Morning event receiving excellent views of Snipe and Ruff from the Hogarth Hide, so close it was almost like the birds knew they were on show. The two juvenile Spotted Redshank c
10 September 2017
Severn Wader Festival day 1
Its the first day of the first ever Severn Wader Festival, and we've got a great selection of species who are here to celebrate with us. By lunchtime our Guides in the Hides had wracked up 13 species including: Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Lapw
9 September 2017
The tide is high
The second half of this week is dominated by tides reaching 9m or more, pushing birds off the river and onto the pools and scrapes around the reserve, particularly the Top New Piece scrape viewed from the Zeiss Hide. The S
7 September 2017
Waders on the up
Numbers and variety of waders are on the up this week, just in time of our first Severn Wader Festival. Details about the weekend here. Ruff South Lake Hides The birds were well spread across the wader scrape this m
6 September 2017
Today's sightings
Rushy Hide Juvenile Little-ringed Plover (pic by MJM below), Little Grebe and two Green Sandpiper. The reserve team work party were cutting vegetation here today. Robbie Garnett Hide Two Green Sandpiper, 50+ Teal, 12 Gadwall and 6+ Blackcap in the hedg
5 September 2017
A dusky redshank
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece The Teal flock numbered over 300 but they move back and forth from the Bottom New Piece and here, 60+ Shoveler and the Garganey is still with them. Some vegetation cutting work was undertaken here today in preparation for the Seve
4 September 2017