Sightings and news to week ending 8 March 2026
Upcoming Events
Catch the Tide - Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5 March
Pollinator Walk - Restarting Thursday 5 March
Wild History Walk - Friday 6 March
Guided Birdwatch Walk - Friday 20th March
Birding for Beginners - Saturday 21st March
Monday 2 March
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
Pair of Whooper Swans and 40 Bewick's Swan very early morning, pair with cygnet departed early leaving the 37 to mid-morning, female Mandarin among the ducks, pair of Oystercatcher, and 2 Lapwing.
Estuary Tower
80 Russian White-fronted Geese on the Dumbles, the rest of the flock (c100) distantly to to NE in Stall House Ground. 50 Dunlin, 28 Curlew, 10 GBB Gull, 160 Wigeon, 150 Teal and the 174 Barnacle, Ross's and two hybrids on the foreshore and Severn.
South Lake
Adult Mediterranean Gull among the Black-headed Gulls, large flock of Avocet and Black-tailed Godwit on the scrape.
Top New Piece
Hunting Marsh Harrier, another on fence post in Bottom New Piece, 5 Lapwing, 70 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 4 Shoveler, Coot and Moorhen.
Tack Piece
Spoonbill on the shore opposite Robbie Garnett Hide, 300 Wigeon, 60 Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall and pair of Coot. 15 Redshank.
