Latest sightings
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Common Tern-pair nesting Avocet 4 pairs with 6+ young Mallard, Tufted Duck and Shelduck broods. Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide Crane 4 GCP Little ringed Plover 1 Green Sandpiper 11 Oystercatcher 5 Lapwing 4 Pied Wagtail 5 Reed Warbler 3 Cetti's
5 July 2015
Saturday sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 52 Redshank 3 Teal 30 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 15 The Knott Pool Green Sandpiper 3 The Holden Tower Little-ringed Plover 2 Buzzard 1 The Rushy Avocet 17 The South lake Redshank 49 Black-tailed Godwit 37 Little Grebe 2
4 July 2015
The sun is back
The Reserve GREAT WHITE EGRET 1 juvenile Little Egret 10 The Zeiss Hide Greenshank 1 Redshank 35 Black-tailed Godwit 45 Avocet 50 Garganey 1 drake Teal 30 Heron 1 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 21 Crane 2 The Knott Pool Green Sandpiper 2 Little Egret 4 Th
3 July 2015
Egret influx
A total of at least 4 birds present today is the largest influx of Great White Egrets ever seen here. Rushy Shelduck 4 broods 35+ young Common Crane 2 Common Tern 2 (incubating) Avocet 7 adults and broods of 3,1,1 Green Sandpiper 6 Heron 1 Robbie Garn
2 July 2015
Lots of Green Sands
Around the scrapes & hides this morning Green Sandpiper 20 Avocet 70 Redshank 45 Black-tailed godwit 55 Oystercatcher 10 Little Egret 7 Garganey 1 male at Zeiss Hide
1 July 2015
Today's sightings
South Lake No sign of Pectoral Sandpiper to 0930 at least. Ruff-male Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Oystercatcher and Lapwing. Great Crested Grebe pair Cormorants, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Greylag, Gadwall, Shoveler all present Rushy Common Tern pair nesti
30 June 2015
Today's sightings
South Lake Pectoral Sandpiper still present Digiscoped images-M.J.McGill. Black-tailed Godwit 30+ Redshank 30+ Ruff male Great Crested Grebe pair + chick Teal 2 Gadwall 10 Mandarin 1 Holden Tower/Middle Point Estuary Shelduck 175 + 10 ducklings (2 broo
28 June 2015
PECTORAL SANDPIPER!
The South Lake PECTORAL SANDPIPER 1 adult this morning! Black-tailed Godwit 45 Redshank 37 Kingfisher 1 The Rushy Coal Tit 1 juvenile in the lane Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 27 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 47 Redshank 4 Teal 50 Gadwall 45 The South Finger Common Cr
27 June 2015
Plenty of migrants
The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 summer plumage Redshank 5 Avocet 45 Garganey 1 male Teal 50 Gadwall 45 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 10 Redshank 1 Crane 3 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 2 Avocet 28 Oystercatcher 4 The South lake Ruff 1 Redshank 37 Black-tai
26 June 2015
Stunning Spotted Redshank
The Zeiss Hide SPOTTED REDSHANK 1 in full breeding plumage, a stunning individual. Not often we see this arctic breeding plumage here in Gloucestershire. Redshank 4 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Avocet 42 Teal 38 Gadwall 45 Buzzard 2 Grey Heron 1 The Rushy Avoce
25 June 2015
Wednesdays sightings
The Knott Pool Green Sandpiper 4 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 2 Crane 2 The Rushy Avocet 28 Oystercatcher 6 The South Finger Little Grebe 2 with 2 tiny young Cuckoo 1 The South Lake Redshank 26 Avocet 5 Black-tailed Godwit 30 The Zeiss Hide Gar
24 June 2015
Today's sightings
Rushy Pen Avocet-12 adults and 10+ young Green Sandpiper 4 Shelduck, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Greylag all in moult flocks Coot and Moorhen. Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 2 South Lake Ruff male- displaying to Black-tailed Godwits Black-tailed Godwits 30
23 June 2015
Today's sightings-moulting flocks increasing
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Black tailed Godwit 1 Lapwing 135 (also roosting on the Dumbles, sadly only one juvenile) Teal 10 Gadwall 70 +brood Tufted Duck 2 broods Swift 4 South Lake Ruff 1 male Black-tailed Godwit 36 Redshank 40 Avocet 11 Lapwing 2 Oysterc
22 June 2015
Today's sightings
South Lake An increase in Redshank numbers as the post-breeding moult flock arrives. Also 43 Black-tailed Godwit, 1st summer Mediterranean Gull (partial ghost hood), Common Tern, Great Crested Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing and 30 Gadwall. Top New Piece-Ze
21 June 2015
Saturdays wild bird news
The Rushy Green Sandpiper 5 Avocet 32 Oystercatcher 4 Grey Heron 1 The Tack Piece Avocet 2 The Holden Tower Avocet 6 Little Egret 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 30 Teal 8 Gadwall 40 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 35 Redshank 22 Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 4
20 June 2015