Latest sightings
Avocets everywhere!
At least 19 Avocets on site, most are nest scraping and some have been seen mating. The South Lake Avocet 10 Redshank 3 Lapwing 20 Shoveler 24 Teal 30 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Rushy Avocet 2 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Pintail 110 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Oys
13 March 2015
Latest birds news
The Car Park Chiffchaff 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 12 Redshank 7 Dunlin 3 Black-tailed Godwit 80 The South Finger Barn Owl 1 Reed Bunting 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Rushy Pintail 148 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 1 Skylark 2 Pied Wagtail 14
12 March 2015
What a lovely spring day, perfect for raptors
Holden Tower Merlin female hunting spartina island and Dumbles Peregrine 1 female Buzzard 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Kestrel 2 Barn Owl 1 Golden Plover 181 Lapwing 63 (of which 23 are territorial) Avocet up to 9 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 37 Shelduck 45 C
10 March 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Barn Owl distantly hunting over seawall to S Golden Plover 54 Dunlin c30 Pied Wagtail 10+ Meadow Pipit 10+ Skylark 8+ Lapwing 40+ nest scraping/displaying Oystercatcher 3 pairs (estuary, Dumbles scrape and adjacent pool) Wigeon 90 Tack Piece
9 March 2015
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