Sightings and news to week ending 28 December 2025
Monday 22 December
1,989 Teal counted from the hides today.
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
63 Redshank, 8 Ruff, 180 Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Bewick's Swans, 8 Ruff, 63 Redshank + flocks of Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shelduck and Pintail.
Tack Piece
Drake Green-winged Teal among the 957 Teal on the deeper water scrape and then resting on the central flood. Flocks of Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Lapwing, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, a few Curlew including red over black right above and lime left above. Two Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard and a Peregrine all hunting the area.
Withy Bed
Chiffchaff and Goldcrests
South Finger
Lots of thrushes, mainly Redwing and Fieldfare on the berries + Goldcrests, Water Rail on the reedbed rides.
South Lake
Two Egyptian Geese in the tall trees on east side, 22 Avocet, 300+ Black-tailed Godwit, 300 Lapwing, 146 Teal.
Estuary Tower
Five Cranes mid to late morning. Water Rail below the hide on Tack Piece side. Single Russian White-fronted Goose among the Greylag and Barnacle Geese plus the Ross's, Barnacle x Canada and Snow x Bar-headed Geese, the rest appear to be feeding on Goose House Ground, most out of view behind the plum grove. Best viewed from the centre tower. 1000+ duck on the Severn, 51 GBB Gull on the foreshore roost with 305 Curlew. 900 Golden Plover and 400 Dunlin on the mudflats at low tide.
Pair of Russian White-fronted Geese with 10 juveniles. Tack Piece, MJM.
