Latest sightings
Cranes are back
The Tack Piece Common Crane 7 Black-tailed Godwit 200 Curlew 80 Dunlin 200 Ruff 15 Lapwing 800 Wigeon 800 Teal 300 Marsh Harrier 1 The Holden Tower Little Stint 2 Dunlin 700 Golden Plover 200 Lapwing 3200 Pink-footed Goose 1 adult Barnacle Goose 200 Pereg
29 November 2014
Plenty of gulls!
The South lake Black-headed Gull 2500 Common Gull 1500 The Holden Tower Peregrine 2 Marsh Harrier 1 juv male Buzzard 5 Little Stint 2 Golden Plover 1000 Lapwing 2500 Dunlin 700 Barnacle Goose 200 The Tack Piece Crane 3 Ruff 16 Black-tailed Godwit 280 Curl
28 November 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 41 Pochard 150 Pinail 70 The Tack Piece Peregrine 1 Black-tailed Godwit 250 Curlew 80 Dunlin 200 Lapwing 900 Teal 500 Wigeon 800 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Wigeon 700 The Willow Hide Cetti's Warbler 1 Goldcrest 1 Chaffi
27 November 2014
Latest news
The Rushy Bewick’s Swan 41 Pochard 140 Pintail 80 The Holden Tower Little Stint 2 Dunlin 800 Golden Plover 2000 Lapwing 1500 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 3 White-fronted Goose 50 Pink-footed Goose 1 adult Zeiss Hide Teal 700 Black-tailed Godwit 230 Snipe 2 S
25 November 2014
Today's sightings
A frosty and icy start to the day (on sheltered waters) Rushy 40 Bewick's Swan Pochard 140 Pintail 70 Holden Tower Stonechat on fences Little Stint 4 around the scrape Dunlin 800 Golden Plover 1800 Lapwing 1500 Snipe 7 around the scrape Skylark 4 Peregrin
24 November 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower On estuary/foreshore at high tide Dark-bellied Brent Goose 4 (1 juv) Shelduck 30 Great black-backed Gull 35 Sanderling 1 Marsh Harrier 1 Pintail 90 Great Crested Grebe 3 Dumbles/estuary at low tide Golden Plover 3000 Lapwing 2000 Dunlin 1000
23 November 2014
Spectacular birding
Further rain and flooding during the week has caused more flooding providing some truly spectacular bird-watching. This really is a great time for a visit. Holden Tower and Tack Piece. Large and very mobile flocks of Ducks and waders are moving between th
22 November 2014
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide American Green-winged Teal 1 Drake Teal 1000 Pintail 40 Dunlin 100 Grey Heron 1 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 15 (54 on site) Barnacle Goose 200 Wigeon 600 Golden Plover 4000 Lapwing 1800 Dunlin 1000 Little Stint 2 Peregrine 2 Buzzar
21 November 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Species noted throughout the day Merlin Peregrine Little Stint 1 Dunlin 800 (mostly on estuary) Golden Plover 4100 (most on estuary) Lapwing 2000+ Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 adult Pink-footed Goose adult White-fronted Goose 32 Barnacle Goose
20 November 2014
Thousands of Golden Plover
South Lake; Teal 30 Lapwing 200 Zeiss Hide; Green Winged Teal Cetti Warbler 2 Spotted Redshank Teal 2500 Dunlin 20 Bewick Swan 3 Wigeon 150 Robbie Garnett Hide; Wigeon 1500 Pintail 50 Curlew 97 Redshank 100 Golden Plover 300 Pink Footed Goose (with
19 November 2014
Today's sightings
Rushy Bewick's Swan- 23 including 2 families of 2 cygnets Pochard 145 Pintail 70 Pochard x Ferruginous drake Tufted Duck 200 Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Green-winged Teal drake (south end of flood) Teal 650 Dunlin 30 Holden Tower Golden Plover 3000+ Lapwing
17 November 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Tack Piece Golden Plover, Dunlin and Lapwing flocks have fluctuated troughout the day. N counts made but plover species present in the many thousands, the Dunlin in hundreds. A very low high tide this afternoon meant that not all birds came i
16 November 2014
Raptor fest!
The Zeiss Hide GOSHAWK 1 Adult female Buzzard 2 American Green-winged Teal 1 male Teal 700 Shoveler 80 Ruff 6 Dunlin 50 Black-tailed Godwit 300 Spotted Redshank 1 Water Rail 2 The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 2 Peregrine 2 Merlin 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 2 Gold
15 November 2014
Floods & floods of birds!
The Holden Tower Merlin 1 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Golden Plover 3500 Lapwing 1800 Dunlin 1100 Fieldfare 60 Chiffchaff 3 The Zeiss Hide American Green-winged Teal 1 male Teal 1600 Shoveler 80 Wigeon 250 Black-tailed Godwit 214 (314 on site) Whi
14 November 2014
Lots of raptors
The Holden Tower Merlin 1 female Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 3 Kestrel 1 Peregrine 1 Golden Plover 3000 Lapwing 1600 Dunlin 900 Ruff 8 The Tack Piece Curlew 80 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 186 Redshank 14 Teal 1601 Wigeon 250 Shoveler 80 The Rushy Bewic
13 November 2014