Sightings and news to week ending 7 December 2025
Monday 1 December
Tack Piece
Black-tailed Godwits arriving to join the Lapwing, Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 1 Ruff, 15 Redshank but the Golden Plover moved to the Severn, Sparrowhawk, Merlin, Buzzard and Peregrine all hunting over and keeping the flocks on edge. Pink-footed Goose among the Canada Geese, flocks Wigeon Teal and Pintail on the flood.
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
27 Bewick's Swans again, 55 m, 12 f Pochard, 200 Tufted Duck, 80 Shelduck, 220 Mallards.
Path between Robbie Garnett and Martin Smith Hides
At least one but probably two Firecrest in the ivy scrub again.
South Lake
15 Dunlin, 155 Black-tailed Godwit, 200+ Lapwing, Great Black backed Gull, 60 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 6 Cormorant, flocks of Pochard, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Teal and Shoveler.
Top New Piece from Zeiss Hide
A single Otter fishing in the main fleet to S of hide, heading toward Kingfisher Hide, it's likely that the trio have taken up residence in the purpose built Otter holt below the Zeiss Hide. Very few birds here early morning due to hunting raptors, it tends to become busier later in the day.
