Latest sightings
Sighting's for 16/12/14
Holden Tower The Dumbles-area of saltmarsh and salt pasture Little Stint 1 Dunlin 500+ (including a white darvic ringed bird, code not read) Golden Plover 500 Lapwing 1400 Peregrine 1 Marsh Harrier 1 at least White-fronted Geese 90 and adult Pink-footed G
17 December 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 74 at 0800 Whooper Swan 1 (ringed as cygnet in N Iceland 2013, yellow darvic BXI) The swans have been feeding on the Tack Piece during the day) Pintail 70 Pochard 150 Tufted Duck 220 Holden Tower Little Stint 3 among the 300 Dunli
15 December 2014
Whooper Swan
Robbie Garnett Whooper Swan 1 yearling . Ringed (BXI) as a juvenile in Iceland in 2013 this is the first time it has been seen since it was ringed. Bewick Swan 21 Whitefronted Goose 80 Pinkfoot 1 adult Wigeon 550 Teal 650 Lapwing 1090 Golden Plover 350 Ru
14 December 2014
Sunshine and a Barn Owl
Hard frost overnight but the waders are sitting it out waiting for the thaw. Zeiss Hide Really still conditions ideal for picking up movements from Cettis and Water Rails in the reed bed but no sign yet of a Bittern. Keep looking. The Teal are crammed in
13 December 2014
Rain all Night = Loads of Birds
Some really great birding today after heavy rain all night. Things were drying out during the week but have now re-flooded and waders have been pouring in through the morning. A good sunny forecast for tomorrow should make for some of the best birding of
12 December 2014
Great views of Roe Deer
Holden Tower Merlin 1 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel 2 Little Stint 1 Golden Plover 80 Lapwing 1500 Ruff 2 Barnacle 167 Curlew 18 Redwing 7 Fieldfare 22 Dunlin 450 Raven 1 Fields to North- White-fronted Goose 68 Pink-footed Goose 1 Adult Robbie Garnett Lap
11 December 2014
More sunshine birding
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 75 Pochard 200 Tufted Duck 300 The Tack Piece Common Crane 7 Wigeon 800 Teal 300 Lapwing 900 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 2 Lapwing 1800 Dunlin 500 The Zeiss Hide Teal 700 Black-tailed Godwit 150 The Willow
10 December 2014
Cold morning
The Holden Tower Barn Owl 1 Merlin 1 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Barnacle Goose 197 Lapwing 2000 Dunlin 180 Chiffchaff 1 The South Finger Pink-footed Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 75 The Rushy Brwick's Swan 75 The Tack Piece Common Crane 2 The Zeiss Hide Teal 500
9 December 2014
More sunshine!
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 85 Pochard 200 Pintail 150 Kingfisher 1 The Tack Piece Common Crane 7 Wigeon 700 Teal 220 Lapwing 1000 Water Rail 1 The Willow Hide Water Rail 1 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 80 Dunlin 170 Teal 1200 Wigeon 650 Pintail 70 Water
8 December 2014
More Swans & Geese
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 82 (but still only 5 juveniles so far) Pochard 200 Tufted Duck 280 Pintail 150 The South Finger Pink-footed Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 78 Canada Goose 200 Chiffchaff 2 The Zeiss Hide Barn Owl 1 Teal 1200 Wigeon 300 Pintail 160
7 December 2014
Great Views of White-fronted Geese
Rushy Pochard 193 Tufted Duck 278 Bewick's Swan 64 Dunlin 1 Redshank 1 Black-Tailed Godwit 4 Holden Tower Barnacle Goose 150 White-fronted Goose 68 Wigeon 470 Teal 350 Lapwing 2500 Golden Plover 300 Ruff 1 Dunlin 250 Little Stint 2 (from Martin Smith Hi
5 December 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Merlin 1 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 5 White-fronted Goose 60 Barnacle Goose 200 The Zeiss Hide Barn Owl 1 Teal 500 Black-tailed Godwit 150 Dunlin 200 Lapwing 700 Chiffchaff 2 The Tack Piece Common Crane 9 White-fronted Goose 42 Wigeon 700 Teal 3
4 December 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 61 Pochard 160 Pintail 100 The Tack Piece Common Crane 5 Wigeon 700 Teal 500 Ruff 12 Lapwing 900 Dunlin 300 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Barnacle Goose 200 Lapwing 1500 Dunlin 600 The Zeiss Hide Goshawk 1 Imm Teal 1200
3 December 2014
This morning's sightings
A fairly strong and cool N wind was blowing through causing some birds to seek shelter behind the hedges, banks and reeds. It is nice to have a bright sunny morning, good light. The drier week has allowed water puddling on the fields to drain down into
2 December 2014
1 December sightings and late news for yesterday
Tack Piece Ruff 13 Redshank 16 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 20 Curlew 70 White-fronted Goose 40+ Pink-footed Goose 1 adult Greylag 90, Canada 250 and Barnacle Goose 4 Marsh Harrier flew through 7 Cranes (GCP) Dumbles Avocet 2 roosting on the scrape islands Wigeo
1 December 2014