Sightings and news to week ending 26 July 2026
Image- Clouded Yellow Butterfly, MJM.
Upcoming Events
Dragonfly Festival - 18 July - 3 September
The Urban Birder's 20th Anniversary: Guided Birding Walk - Tuesday 21 July
Moth Morning - Wednesday 22 July
Come and get a closer look into the marvellous world of moths with one of our wardens. This is a free drop-in session running from 9:30am to 11:30am in the Estuary Shoreline event space.
Guided Birdwatch Walk - Tuesday 4 August
Birding for Beginners - Wednesday 5 August
Summer Walkway
Fully open for the summer, from after 0815hrs to 1630hrs each day. Please allow time to return. Enjoy.
Monday 20 July
Green Sandpiper, Tack Piece.
Kingfisher update at the Decoy Hide
A pair continue to feed young at the nest bank on the far SW side of the pond, bank is hidden but the ash branch in the water nearby is used a perch before entering and exiting the nest hole. Also a Clouded Yellow here today.
South Lake
Little Grebe, Little-ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, c20 Teal, 140+ Gadwall.
Tack Piece
Early morning- 2 Brown Hare, Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, male Ruff, Snipe, Redshank, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 broods of Gadwall, a small flock of Teal, 7 Lapwing.
Estuary Tower
Breeding plumage male Bar-tailed Godwit feeding on the mud off the Dumbles with Curlew, single Crane on the Dumbles with Pied and Yellow Wagtails, Linnets and Goldfinches in the drying scrape.
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
Early morning- Little Grebe, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Spotted Redshank, 4 Avocet, 2 Green Sandpiper, 13 Ruff, broods of Gadwall, Shelduck and Tufted Ducks. A Snipe late morning. Three terns, probably Common flew over. At least three Hummingbird Hawk Moths outside the hide and Estuary Garden area.
