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Today's sightings-Ferruginous Duck still here
Ferruginous Duck- the female was finally tracked down among a quartet of the closely related captive Baer's Pochard in the Asian Pen. A similar species both being in the 'white-eye' clan. Both species are threatened in the wild, Baer's Pochard appear t
30 December 2014
Today's sightings
South Lake Female Ferruginous Duck (I did not have long to study it but it appears pure, we have had a couple of very convincing hybrids in the recent past as well as one previous genuine bird in 2002) It was present from 3pm to dusk, was initially sleepi
29 December 2014
Swanfall!
After a very slow start to the season we have at last had a good arrival of Bewick’s Swans. We may have missed out on the snowfall up north but we did get a Swanfall overnight, with 50 new birds arriving. It has been a very mild winter so far right acr
28 December 2014
Swan fall & more sun!
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 143 Whooper Swan 1 Pintail 200 Pochard 220 The Willow Hide Water Rail 1 Reed Bunting 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 1 Black-tailed Godwit 300 Dunlin 200 Lapwing 500 Teal 700 The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 5 Golden Pl
28 December 2014
Sunshine & and thousands of birds
The Willow Hide Water Rail 2 Showing very well Sparrowhawk 1 Reed Bunting 2 The Holden Tower Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Golden Plover 700 Lapwing 1400 Dunlin 300 Wigeon 700 Barnacle Goose 200 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 117 Pink-footed Goose 1 Dunlin
27 December 2014
Boxing day birding
The kingfisher Hide BITTERN 1 Ruff 13 Lapwing 800 Dunlin 200 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 312 Avocet 1 Dunlin 300 Lapwing 500 Teal 700 Wigeon 300 Pintail 60 The Rushy Whooper Swan 1 Bewick's Swan 87 The Tack Piece Crane 8 Dunlin
26 December 2014
Happy Christmas everyone
Holden Tower and Hides A good high tide this morning pushed all the waders and wildfowl up onto the fileds Whitefronted Goose 90 and Pinkfoot 1 Feeding one field north of the Tack Piece. movements back in front of the hides just after mid day most days. B
25 December 2014
Over 10,000 waders in the sun !
Some great wader spectacles this morning in the sun. Difficult to get good counts with so much movement but certainly more than 10,000 waders mainly Lapwing, Golden Plover and Dunlin. Holden Tower and Hides Bewick Swan 16 Whitefronted Goose 90 and
24 December 2014
Today's sightings
Kingfisher Hide Bittern-showing again this morning in the reeds and bulrushes near to the hide. The bird was c 10ft beyond the post and rail fence on the right hand side (West) of the channel. It seems to favour this area to hunt fish patiently, often mot
23 December 2014
Today's sightings
Whooper Swan on entrance fields at 0800 Kingfisher Hide Little Grebe 1 Water Rail 2 calling Cetti's Warbler 1 calling Goldfinch, Chaffinch and Greenfinch Blue and Great Tit Bittern-showed from 1120 to midday at least Digi-scoped pic-MJMcGill Holde
22 December 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Dumbles Numbers of Golden Plover built through to early afternoon before they departed toward the Cotswolds, c800 birds on site. 2000+ Lapwing remained on site for the day along with 700 Dunlin. Little Stint 1+ Ruff 1+ Wigeon 240 Shoveler 20
21 December 2014
Great birding
Whooper Swan on the Rushy at 8am today The Rushy Whooper Swan till 8.15 (Then spent the day feeding in the roadside fields) Bewick's Swan 78 Pintail 150 Pochard 220 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 1 Black-tailed Godwit 280 Teal 700 The South Lake Ruddy Shelduck 1
20 December 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 2 Dunlin 900 Lapwing 2200 Golden Plover 800 Barnacle Goose 197 Pink-footed Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 91 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 4 Marsh Harrier 1 The Tack Piece Ruff 8 Redshank 27 Curlew 80 Wigeon 300 Teal 600 Crane 3 Water Rai
19 December 2014
Harriers everywhere!
The Zeiss Hide Marsh Harrier 2 male & Female Peregrine 1 male Buzzard 2 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Teal 700 Wigeon 200 Pintail 150 The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 male Buzzard 5 Peregrine 1 female Little Egret 1 Lapwing 1800 Golden Plover 700 Dunlin 300
18 December 2014
Today' bird news
The Rushy Whooper Swan 1 Bewick's Swan 76 Pintail 150 Kingfisher 1 The Tack Piece Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 4 Common Crane 3 Ruff 6 Redshank 22 Dunlin 200 Lapwing 900 Grey Heron 1 The South Finger Pink-footed Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 90 The Holden Tower
17 December 2014