Sightings and news to week ending 11 January 2026
Tuesday 6 January
Tin Shed Ground
Two Tundra Bean Geese with the Greylags.
Tack Piece
Fifteen Tundra Bean Goose with Russian White-fronted Geese.
South Finger/Kingfisher Hide
Stonechats and Lapwings following the tractor in Bottom New Piece, 2 Marsh Harrier. Fieldfares, 2 Little Grebe, 9 Teal, 8 Roe Deer.
South Lake
Dunlin and 3 Sanderling roosted for a time on the ice, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 437 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 17 Pochard, 110 Tufted Duck, 70 Shoveler, 40 Mallard.
Grounds
A male Kingfisher continues to fish in open water along the Matrix central pathway.
Monday 5 January
South Lake
One of the busiest places for birds on site. At least a 100 Russian White-fronted Geese with Greylag Geese but flew out to the fields. Four Egyptian Geese, 78 Pochard, 100s of ducks on the deep lake.
Decoy Boardwalk
Siskin with Goldfinches.
Grounds/Matrix
Kingfisher in the open water areas.
Hogarth Hide bridge
Two Siskins.
Robbie Garnett Hide
Firecrest at 1203hrs
Estuary Tower
Red Kite over the Dumbles at 1127hrs. Pink-footed Goose with the Canada Geese.
Tack Piece
Seven Tundra Bean Geese at 1059hrs plus 61 Russian White-fronted Geese.
Two Tundra Bean Geese from Van de Bovenkamp Hide at 1107hrs.
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
83 Bewick's Swans (four in the image) and a Whooper Swan early morning.
