Sightings and news to week ending 2 November 2025
Image- Teal and Snipe from Rushy Hide
Sunday 2 November
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
Temminck's Stint, at least during in the morning but also visiting Tack Piece scrape. Also Little Egret, 14 Redshank, 1 Ruff, 6 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 85 Lapwing, 12 Pintail, 6 Pochard + Shelducks, Mallards, Tufted Ducks and Greylag Geese
Estuary Tower
Two Russian White-fronted Geese among the Greylag, Canada and Barnacle Goose flock + Ross's Goose, Pink-footed Goose on Lower Dumbles with Canada Goose flock, a few Skylarks, Peregrine on foreshore posts. 15 Cranes on the Dumbles (at least 11 are un-ringed) includes an individual called Gemma (Red white red).
Tack Piece
310 Wigeon, c200 Teal, 5 Pintail, 12 Shoveler, 11 Redshank, 6 Ruff + flock of Canada and Greylag Geese, at least three Chiffchaff along the track, Goldcrest and Water Rail below Estuary Tower on Tack Piece side.
South Lake
Three Spotted Redshank among 579 Black-tailed Godwit, c60 Lapwing, flocks of Teal, Shoveler, Greylag Geese, Tufted Ducks, 17 Pochard + Herring, LBB, Common and Black-headed Gulls.
Pill Box Pool from Knott Hide
Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler and 17 Wigeon.
Top New Piece
Juvenile Marsh Harrier, 2 Stonechat, 140 Lapwing, c200 Teal, 14 Shoveler.
Kingfisher Hide
Three Chiffchaff, Little Grebe and a few Gadwall along the channel.
Friday 31 October
South Finger/Kingfisher Hide
c70 Redwing South and two Chiffchaff calling and 2 Roe Deer
Rushy
134 Teal, 5 Redshank, 6 Snipe, 10 Pintail, 4 Tufted Duck, 14 Shelduck, 17 Lapwing.
Long Ground Pool
62 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 2 White fronted Geese
Zeiss Hide
72 Teal, 11 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall
Spot Red and juvenile Marsh Harrier
South Lake
c700 Black Head Gulls, Herring of every age group, 7 Lesser Black-backed gulls, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common and a hybrid Lesser Black Back gull/Herring, 368 Teal, 30 Shoveller,187 Tufted Duck, 2 Pintail, 11 Pochard
Kingfisher Hide
Two Bittern, Yellow-browed Warbler also with Blue Tits
Thursday 30 October
Rushy
4 Shoveler, 8 Pintail, 55 Lapwing, 21 Redshank, 136 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Temminck's Stint, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Snipe
Martin Smith Hide
1 Kingfisher
Tack Piece
108 Wigeon, 1 Raven, 308 Teal, 45 Pintail, 3 Shoveler
Pill box Pool from Knott Hide
33 Wigeon and 7 Teal
Dumbles
650 Golden Plover, 1 Marsh Harrier, 240 Dunlin, 152 Barnacle Geese, 35 Linnet, 5 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, 119 Shelduck and 4 Crane
Wednesday 29 October
Robbie Garnett Hide
Temminck’s Stint, Teal, Snipe and Redshank
Tuesday 28 October
Rushy Hide
Turnstone and Temminck’s Stint,
Monday 27 October
Top New Piece
Bittern
Estuary walkway
Yellow browed Warbler
Estuary Tower
17 Crane on the Dumbles with 250 Lapwing, Greylag and Barnacle flocks and the Ross’s.
A further 7 Crane on Tack Piece.
South Lake
80 Tufted,35 Shoveler, 17 Pochard, 2 Pintail, 309 Teal. Avocet, 67 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Spotted Redshank. 250 Black Headed Gulls with 30c Common, and Lesser Black back Gulls and 25 Herring Gull.
Rushy
9 Redshank, 210 Teal, 15,Shelduck, 11 Snipe and the Temminck's Stint
Kingfisher Hide
The YBW seen again at 1510 but elusive. The Temminck's Stint remains on the top pond at the Rushy.
