Sightings and news to week ending 10 August

Sunday 10 August

Willow Emerald Damselfly, South Finger (image MJM).

Estuary Tower/Middle Point

34 Ringed Plover and 102 Dunlin. 35 Little Egrets, Great Egret and 11 Grey Heron, 855 Black-headed Gulls over high tide.

Top New Piece from Zeiss Hide

Bittern sunning on bank, Great Egret, adult Spoonbill, Grey Heron, Garganey among 130 Teal, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Avocet, 4 Ruff, 97 Lapwing.

Tack Piece

Juvenile Wood Sandpiper, juvenile Little-ringed Plover 12 Green Sandpiper, 6 Redshank. Rushy Hide- immature Spoonbill on lower pond this morning

South Lake

14 Ruff, 195 Black-tailed Godwit (includes a few juveniles), 20 Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 12 Avocet, 97 Teal, 10 Moorhen, 36 Coot, 103 Black-headed Gull, Spotted Redshank, 3 Lapwing, 43 Gadwall, 35 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard.

Dumbles

At least 13 Yellow Wagtail following the cattle. High tide roost disturbed by cattle so many bird dispersed or roosted elsewhere- at least 34 Ringed Plover and c70 Dunlin but very mobile, 278 Black-headed Gulls, 5 GBB Gulls 5 Grey Heron, 22 Little and Great Egret.

Shepherds Hut Hide

Two Stonechat along Goose House wild headland fence and hedge + Brown Hare. High tide roosts of 14 Little Egret and 6 Grey Heron on the rocks and shore north of the point.

Saturday 9 August

Kingfisher Hide

10 cranes on Four Score and 5 Greylags

Discovery Hide

2 Ruff, Tundra Bean Goose, Spotted Redshank,

Estuary Tower

6 Cranes - Oakie & Sherbert, Wendy & Albert, Ruby & her unringed mate

Rushy

2 unringed Cranes

Robbie Garnett Hide

Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green sandpipers, 2 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Pied Wagtails, 3 Shelduck, 2 Teal, Ringed Plover,

Zeiss Hide

15 Black Tailed Godwit, 2 Spoonbill, Little Grebe, 1 Great Egret, 6 Avocet, 1 Ruff, 15 Lapwing

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.

Middle 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 un-rung 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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