Latest sightings
A little bit of of Spring and winter
Holden Tower Peregrine Golden Plover 45 Grey Plover 1 on the Dumbles with Lapwing, also seen in the Top New Piece Dunlin 40 Lapwing 40 (lots of display/scraping) Redshank 1 Barnacle Geese 60 GBB Gull 5 Marsh Harrier 1 Stonechat 1 Barn Owl 1 hunting the Bo
8 March 2015
More Avocets
Duck hut Chiffchaff 2 singing males The Zeiss Hide Now 18 Avocets Teal 20 Grey Heron 1 The kingfisher Hide Barn Owl 1 Martin Smith Hide Common Crane 1 pair nest building The Tack Piece Common Crane 6 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 20 White-fronted Goose 2 The South
7 March 2015
Avocets and Cranes
Zeiss Hide Redshank 4 Avocet 8 Oystercatcher 4 Holden Tower Wigeon 260 Tufted Duck 89 Little Grebe 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 on estuary. Dunlin 40 Peregrine 1 Oystercatcher 8 Reed Bunting 2 Stonechat 1 (cross fence to north) Martin Smith Hide Wigeon 350 Bla
6 March 2015
Winter birds gone spring birds in..
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 14 (16 on site ) Redshank 7 Wigeon 200 Teal 20 Barn Owl 1 The Rushy Pintail 220 The Tack Piece Common Crane 2 Wigeon 190 Black-tailed Godwit 150 The South Lake Oystercatcher 4 Holden Tower Oystercatcher 4 Golden Plover 75 Dunlin 80 A
5 March 2015
Swans have gone!
The Rushy Avocet 2 Pintail 150 The Kingfisher Hide Barn Owl 1 The Tack Piece Pink-footed Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 78 Crane 2 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 20 Black-tailed Godwit 150 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 The Wilow Hide Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 Water Rail 1
4 March 2015
Today's sightings
Hide round between 0815-0915 Holden Tower Wigeon 90 Shelduck 110 Golden Plover 60 Lapwing 60 Dunlin 140 Curlew 20 Bewick's Swan Tack Piece E. White-fronted Goose 175 Pink-footed Goose 1 Wigeon 200 Black-tailed Godwit 149 Bewick's Swan 4 South Lake Oysterc
3 March 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Shelduck 89 (Dumbles/estuary at low tide) Wigeon 80 Golden Plover 80 Lapwing 200 Dunlin 40 Pied Wagtail 2 Tack Piece E. White-fronted Goose 177 Pink-footed Goose 1 adult Wigeon 200 Teal 110 Bewick's Swan 12 Shoveler 30 Pochard 60 Rushy Bewick
2 March 2015
Sunshine and showers, tail end of winter and more spring signs
Holden Tower Lapwing are displaying over the Dumbles 200 Golden Plover 300 Dunlin 140 Little Stint 2 Peregrine 1 Barn Owl hunting seawall to South. Wigeon 90 Pied Wagtail 9 Little Grebe and Ferruginous Duck female on pool adjacent among the Wigeon/Tufted
1 March 2015
Geese and Ferruginous still
White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece, taken by ©Michael Colquhoun The Rushy Ferruginous Duck 1 Female showing well Tufted Duck 80 Pochard 50 Pintail 147 Bewick's Swan 54 The Tack Piece Marsh Harrier 1 White-fronted Goose 164 Pink-footed Goose 2 Greylag
28 February 2015
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Pink-footed Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 150 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 40 Common Crane 2 Ruff 2 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 150 Avocet 2 The Rushy Bewick’s Swan 130 Ferruginous Duck 1 female again yesterday afternoon arrived about 16.35 The
26 February 2015
Geese & Swans still
The Tack Piece Pink-footed Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 159 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 40 Common Crane 2 Black-tailed Godwit 150 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 130 Ferruginous Duck 1 female again yesterday afternoon The Holden Tower Knot 2 Ruff 2 Redshank 9
25 February 2015
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 3 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 130 Pintail 150 The Tack Piece Common Crane 2 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 25 Black-tailed Godwit 150 The South Lake Oystercatcher 4 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Dunlin 1000 Lapwing 600
24 February 2015
Today's sightings- tidal flooding creates perfect feeding
Holden Tower The Dumbles is busy with wading birds, flocks of over 1200 Golden Plover, 800 Lapwing and 1000 Dunlin were present before the tide around 0900hrs. More may have arrived to roost and feed here through the day. Lesser numbers of Wigeon are pres
23 February 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Pool just east of the tower (these also birds viewable from Knott Hide) Ferruginous Duck female to 11.40am when it flew off toward the grounds Gadwall 4 Wigeon 80 Teal 30 Female Teal-image by Senior Reserve Warden-Martin Long Ground Pool (lo
22 February 2015
High Tides and Harrier.
Very Big tide this morning and last night. Dumbles look great. Holden Tower Barnacle 60 Canada Goose 226 Wigeon 500 Shoveler 12 Lapwing 670 Golden Plover 1400 Dunlin 1600 Little Stint 1 Redshank 6 Crane 7 (Lots of activity again here and in the Tack Piec
21 February 2015