Sightings and news to week ending 22 June
Sightings from around the reserve

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