Sightings and news to week ending 22 June

Friday 20 June

Zeiss Hide

Redshank, Oystercatcher, Avocet, Teal, Shoveler & Great Egret. Spotted Redshank, plus pale-coloured Lapwing , 2 Garganey (f & m, male looks heavily in moult). Also 6 crane flew by and a Red Kite

Rushy Lake

7 Avocet, Shelduck family, Tufted Duck families of 5 and 10.

Estuary Tower

30 Barnacles on Dumbles. Common Tern 2 on tern raft on the Long Ground Pool

Middle Point

Bluethroat, Reed Bunting & Warbler, Marsh Harrier (f), 7 Oystercatcher, 178 Shelduck, 18 Curlew, 53 Lapwing, 2 Grey Heron, Meadow Pipit, Lesser Whitethroat (h). Down the Summer walkway there was a Fox cub, Great & Little Egret, Sedge Warbler and later on there were 8 Common Crane on the Dumbles

South Lake

7 Black-tailed Godwit, 108 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Shelduck, large flock of moulting Gadwall plus a family of 4 ducklings.

Zeiss Hide

Cranes Oakie and Sherbert, 8 Shelduck, 54 Avocet, 16 Lapwing, 24 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron.

South Finger Walkway

3 Blackcap, Reed and Sedge Warblers singing, Cuckoo calling from further south, Chiffchaff singing.

Thursday 19 June

Kingfisher Hide

Heron, Female Kingfisher seen going into the bank with a fish, Sedge Warbler and a Common Whitethroat, Swift seen over the Bottom New Piece too

Zeiss Hide

Female Gadwall with 3 ducklings, 41 Lapwing, 6 Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher and 4 Avocet. Later in the day there was a pair of Garganey seen too.

South Lake

2 Little Grebe, 2 Pochard, 2 Green Sandpiper, 37 Redshank, 6 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Oystercatcher. Later in the day there was a Wood Sandpiper visible from Hogarth Hide

Car Park

Lesser Whitethroat

Wednesday 18 June

Middle Point

Shelduck, Barnacle Geese and Spoonbill asleep on the river, Hare seen too Shepherd's Hut male White-Spotted Bluethroat

South Lake

Spotted Redshank, 140 Avocet, 35 Redshank, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 54 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, Little Grebe, 12 Shoveler and Tufted family with a brood of 12

Hogarth Hide

Kingfisher flew past

Zeiss Hide

62 Lapwing, 4 Redshank, 6 Teal and 2 Reed Bunting

Rushy

5 shelduck (9 Ducklings), 9 Avocets, 10 Tufted Ducks, 39 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatchers

Tuesday 17 June

South Lake

25 Redshank

Rushy Hide

Spotted Redshank on the lower pool

Estuary Tower

Crane Evie on the Dumbles and a Little Egret and Great Egret on the Long Ground Pool

Kingfisher Hide

Cuckoo showed nicely along treeline outside the hide. And another calling to the East

Zeiss Hide

11 Shelduck, 32 Gadwall, 10 Lapwing, 4 cranes flew past towards the Dumbles. Lots of cuckoos calling

Monday 16 June

South Lake

2 Tufted broods of 7 and 4, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, 36 Redshank, 114 Avocet, 70 moulting Gadwall, Little Grebe with chick and 1 male Pochard.

Zeiss Hide

Jay in the Spinney, 22 Lapwing,3 Oystercatcher, 2 Reed Warbler and a Reed Bunting in song, 3 Redshank and 2 Avocet.

South Finger

2 Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap in song among Reed bed area. Kingfisher Hide Another Chiffchaff, Little Grebe and reeds busy with feeding Sedge and Reed Warbler.

Shepherd’s Hut

Male White-spotted Bluethroat, 6 Curlew on the river, Buzzard and 2 Hare

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