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Saturdays sightings
Zeiss Hide 1 Spotted Redshank, 9 Greenshank 47 Redshank 14 Ringed Plover 2 Snipe 21 Ruff 278 Lapwing 13 Pintail 800 Teal 2 Grey Heron Holden Tower 3 Curlew Sandpiper 2 Little Stint 5 Knot 5 Sanderling 46 Ringed Plover 1 Greenshank 2 Redshank 374 Dunlin 15
12 September 2015
Bird sightings for 11th September 2015
Purple Heron photographed yesterday from the Hogarth Hide by a visitor Roger Bing. This is a very rare bird to be seen in Gloucestershire, sadly we only found out today and are unable to locate it. If you do see anything unusual whilst visiting p
11 September 2015
Thursdays bird news
Car Park Great-white Egret 2 flew north at 8am Middle Point Whinchat 2 The Rushy Greenshank 2 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 30 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 12 Redshank 35 Lapwing 150 Black-tailed Godwit 50 Greenshank 2 Green Sandpiper 3 Teal 700 Matrix Kingfisher 1 T
10 September 2015
This morning's sightings-a foggy start.
We have scaffolding coming down and being re-erected at the Robbie Garnett/Stephen Kirk Hides today and this week. Some tractor mowing of the flower meadows in the Rushy will also be on the cards. Holden Tower Lesser Whitethroat in the bushes and Reed War
8 September 2015
Today's sightings from a quick hide round
The sunny, settled weather makes is easier to watch the smaller birds, there are still a few Siskins touring the car park and grounds and plenty of warblers on site, at least nine species are waiting to be discovered in the cover of the trees and shru
7 September 2015
Saturday sightings
The Zeiss Hide Wheatear 1 Yellow Wagtail 2 Wigeon 45 Teal 300 Lapwing 250 Ruff 6 Redshank 1 Spotted Redshank 1 The Holden Tower Common Crane 5 Barnacle Goose 110 Hybrid Goose 5 Buzzard 3 Merlin 1 Greenshank 4 The Tack Piece Common Crane 3 Teal 70 Wigeon 2
5 September 2015
Friday's bird news
The Rushy Black-tailed Godwit 17 Green Sandpiper 2 Teal 70 The Tack Piece Common Crane 3 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 110 Redshank 35 Lapwing 250 Greylag Goose 500 Grey Heron 1 Sand Martin 30 The Zeiss Hide Common Crane 2 Grey Heron 1 Lapwing 200 Ru
4 September 2015
Wigeon numbers increase
Zeiss Hide Some work here this morning preparing rides through the reed bed in the hope of seeing more of the Bittern and Water Rail in the winter. Still 280 Teal with 4 Pintail and 21 Shoveler among them. Only 14 Ruff this morning and a handful of Black
3 September 2015
Today's sightings + late news for yesterday.
Holden Tower 0800hrs- Wheataear-1, Ruff 23, 80 Teal, 13 Pintail, 12 Wigeon (includes the 'Sharpness Dock' male, appears to be a hybrid), Lapwing 60, Curlew 30. It will get busier over the tide around 1130hrs. South Lake Black-tailed Godwit-125, Redshank
2 September 2015
Today's sightings-another higher tide pushing waders in to the scrapes
Another good birding day, should be good again tomorrow. Keep an eye out for the Harbour Seal, it was seen at high tide yesterday feeding just off the Dumbles edge. Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Another good high tide period around 0930-1100 today, at least 32
31 August 2015
Today's sightings- Big tides, waders coming in from the estuary.
Zeiss Hide Over the morning tide and throughout the day the following numbers noted... Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Stint, 155 Ringed Plover, 12 Sanderling, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 9 Greenshank, Turnstone, 328 Dunlin, Spotted Redshank, 20 Redshank, 36 Ruff, 200 T
30 August 2015
Big tides and some great wader numbers.
High Tide A good high tide this morning covered all of the lower saltmarsh and forced the big flock of passage waders onto the Dumbles and into the scrapes. Good views especially from the Zeiss Hide at around 08.40 on the very top of the tide. Tomorrow sh
29 August 2015
Good fall of Waders
The wet weather has at least been good for dropping a good selection of waders onto the estuary. Estuary The following were seen from the Dumbles edge this morning over high tide at 07.30; Little Stint 10 Curlew Sandpiper 7 Ringed Plover 420 (a very high
27 August 2015
Todays Sightings
Rushy Green Sandpiper 3 Common Sandpiper 2 Greenshank 2 Holden Tower and Tack Piece Peregrine Falcon 1 Crane 3 Green Sandpiper 1 Kingfisher 1 South Lake Greylag 320 Shoveler 45 Lapwing 210 Avocet 10 Black Tailed Godwit 128 Redshank 22 Great Crested Grebe
26 August 2015
Today's sightings- 'new in' Spotted Redshank
Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank- a fresh plumaged dusky juvenile, feeding among the Redshank flock in the shallows. Redshank- 24, Ruff 36 (mostly juveniles, various sizes, shades of buff/orange, also two adult females and males), Black-tailed Godwit-156, Red
25 August 2015