Sightings and news to week ending 9 November 2025
Image- taken from Rushy Hide- Temminck's Stint with other species on one of the islands on the Lower Pond. Will it remain with us and overwinter?
Rushy Hide
The Temminck's Stint continues to visit the lower pond islands this morning (image a typical view of this tiny wader among 21 Redshank, Ruff, 6 Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit plus Pintail, Gadwall, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Teal and Shelducks.
Estuary Tower
Two Marsh Harriers, a Raven and Kestrel roaming the fields, floods and scrapes. Among the flocks of Canada, Barnacle and Greylag Geese, a Pink-footed and Ross's Goose on the Dumbles with 2 Russian White-fronted Geese + Peregrine on the foreshore posts.
Top New Piece
Bittern seen from Van de Bovenkamp Hide
South Lake
Busy with the commoner gull species this morning + flocks of Lapwing and Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Teal and Shoveler.
Tack Piece
Six Redshank, 400 Wigeon, 200 Teal and 10 Pintail.
