Sightings and news to week ending 29 June
Numerous fledged passerines now joining up in super flocks to roam the hedges, in some cases, their parents settling to nest once again.
Monday 23 June
Rushy Hide
Female Garganey on the lower pond with moulting Gadwall flock, 4 broods of Shelduck, brood of 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 12 Avocet, Greenshank earlier but moved to Tack Piece.
Tack Piece
Six Green Sandpipers and the Greenshank in the channel in the centre of the field, pair of Oystercatcher.
Estuary Tower
Great Egret on the the Long Ground Pool and Marsh Harrier over the fields to the North. Flock of Barnacle Geese with Ross's Goose on the Dumbles.
Top New Piece
Eclipse drake Garganey with 16 Teal, Redshank, 53 Lapwing included the partially leucistic bird, broods of 1 and 3 Gadwall.
South Lake/Discovery Hide
Spoonbill, two breeding plumage Spotted Redshank, 50 Redshank, 2 Lapwing, 90+ Avocet, adult Little-ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Teal, 13 Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 5 Oystercatcher, 2 drake Pochard, 100 Black-headed Gull and 40 Coot among the birds noted.
South Lake/Hogarth Hide
Broods of 1, 5, 4 Tufted Duck, from the rhine bridge, at least c80 passerines in a super flock, mostly fledged juveniles of Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits with singing Common Whitethroat and Dunnock.
Middle Point
Male White-spotted Bluethroat singing and displaying from the sticks, posts and reed tops.
