Sightings and news to week ending 10 August

Friday 8 August

Decoy Hide

2 Mandarin, 3 Shoveler, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron

Robbie Garnet hide

9 Common redshank, 10 Green sandpiper, 2 Little ringed plover, 6 Lapwing, Yellow wagtail, + Teals and Gadwalls.

Kingfisher Hide

Cranes Oakie, Sherbert, 3 unringed and another ringed bird

Zeiss Hide

2 Spoonbill, 6 Shelduck ducklings, Little Grebe heard, 1 Ruff,

4 Avocet, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Great Egret.

Mid point

2 Juvenile Stone chat on the fence. 35 Curlew, 3 Common ringed plover, 4 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling, 103+ Black Headed Gulls, 2 Common gull, 12 Great Black Back Gulls, Shelduck hybrid, 7 Little egret, Yellow wagtail, 56 Shelduck, Meadow pipit, Common Sandpiper

Thursday 7 August

Robbie Garnett hide

12 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Great Egrets, Little Egret and 1 Garganey

Estuary Tower

On the river 60 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover, 8 Little Egret, 2 Great Egret, 24 Curlew, and 2 Sanderling

Zeiss Hide

2 Spoonbill preening each other

Kingfisher Hide

12 cranes in the four score field in the morning, 5 unrung

South Lake

2 Spotted Redshank, Knot, 3 Green Sandpiper, 7 Redshank 10 Ruff, 10 Avocet (5 young), 5 Little Grebe(2 Young), 3 male Pochard

Wednesday 6 August

Zeiss Hide

2 Spoonbills, 2 Little Grebes, 7 Avocets, Fox juvenile, Cettis Warbler, Sand & House Martins and 2 Roe Deer

South Lake

202+ Godwits, 16 Redshanks, 16 Ruffs , Red Knot, 16 Avocets, Tundra Bean Goose, Spotted Redshank and Green Sandpiper

Middle point

8 Little egret, 20 Curlew, Ruddy shelduck cross, 3 Heron, 4 ringed plover, 6 Dunlin

Robbie Garnett Hide

wood sandpiper, 2 Great White Egrets

Kingfisher hide

12 cranes (flew off towards the Dumbles), 3 Kestrels, Kingfisher and 7 Roe Deer

Tuesday 5 August

Zeiss Hide

8 unrung cranes flew by, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Avocet on the back scrape

Discovery Hide

Knot, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Little Grebe, 9 Avocet (4 Juv), 9 Ruff, 6 Redshank, 190 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 female 1 male Pochard

Robbie Garnett Hide

Little Ringed Plover, Wood Sandpiper

Estuary Tower

13 Cranes, Great Egret

Decoy Hide

Female Mandarin

Morning Safari

Great Egret, Buzzard, Kestrel, Roe Deer

Afternoon Safari

Marsh Harrier getting mobbed by Kestrel, Deer, Great and little egrets, Herons, Buzzard and a flock of Curlew

Monday 4 August

South Lake

7 Ruff, 2 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 174 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Avocet with 6 Juveniles, 1 Juvenile Little Grebe, and 5 Pochard including 2 females.

Tack Piece

1 Wood Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lapwing

Rushy Hide

1 Mute Swan, 11 Coot, 46 Moorhen, 36 Mallard, 20 Shelduck, 3 Canada Goose, 76 Lapwing, 25 Swallow and Sand martin, 7 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, Gadwall, 1 Snipe and 1 Green Sandpiper

Estuary Tower

10 Cranes on the Dumbles first thing and in the afternoon there were 14 seen, 2 Spoonbill on the Estuary and 1 Great black-backed Gull

Pill box pool

1 Great Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper

Long Ground Pool

1 Little Egret

Decoy Hide

1 male Kingfisher, 9 Mandarin, 5 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck

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