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Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Please note that an excavator will be hedge cutting/ island constructing/ditch de-silting here possibly this afternoon for a couple of days. Crane 3 (early am) Dunlin 60 Redshank 43 Spotted Redshank 2 Ruff 6 Little Stint 1 Curlew
22 September 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 juvenile Green Sandpiper 2 Ruff 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 adult Redshank 40 Black-tailed Godwit 28 Greenshank 2 Wigeon 450 Teal 600 The South Lake Common Crane 3 Redshank 18 Pintail 10 Teal 200 The Rushy Green S
20 September 2014
Today's sightings
View our latest Wildlife Weekly video This week's episode 39 features more waders and another side of our work. The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 adult Redshank 48 Greenshank 2 Black-tailed Godwit 27 Ruff 7 Teal 900 Wigeon 550 Pintail 8 Kingfisher 1 Com
19 September 2014
Today's sightings
The South Lake Spotted Redshank 1 Juvenile Redshank 48 Black-tailed Godwit 27 Ruff 9 Teal 200 The Zeiss Hide Pintail 15 Wigeon 500 Teal 900 Spotted Redshank 1 adult Redshank 2 Lapwing 200 The Rushy Ruff 1 Green Sandpiper 3
18 September 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Marsh Harrier 1 Juvenile Ruff 14 Green Sandpiper 5 The Rushy Ruff 1 The South Lake Ruff 8 Redshank 40 Black-tailed Godwit 25 Lapwing 150 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 19 Ruff 5 Ringed Plover 1 Snipe 2
17 September 2014
Today's sightings
The morning hide round can be a little quieter for waders as the tides are now on a low cycle, they will be on the estuary longer. Also early mornings see a little disturbance from the daily farming stock checks and the many hungry raptors play a part
16 September 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Curlew Sandpiper- at least 7 Little Stint- at least 14 Dunlin at least 77 Snipe 3 (54 in Bottom new Piece but hidden from hides) Redshank 64 Spotted Redshank 1 adult Greenshank 3 Black-tailed Godwit 23 Ruff 20 Ringed Plover 37 ove
14 September 2014
Today's sightings-
The Rushy Little Stint 1 Curlew Sandpiper 4 Ruff 5 Snipe 2 Little Egret 2 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 juvenile Green Sandpiper 2 Ruff 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 The Zeiss Hide BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL 1 male Curlew Sandpiper 7 Little Stint 11 Dunlin 50 Ri
13 September 2014
Today's sightings
One of the Little Stints on the Rushy today. The Rushy Curlew Sandpiper 8 (16 on site) Little Stint 1 (12 on site) Spotted Redshank 2 Juveniles (3 on site) Ruff 9 (26 on site) Green Sandpiper 5 Snipe 3 Yellow Wagtail 1 Little Egret 2 Grey Heron 1 Kingfis
12 September 2014
Today's sightings-the scrapes are alive with birds
Rushy Curlew Sandpiper up to 4 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Snipe 2 Green Sandpiper 5 Ruff up to 12 Teal 60 Little Egret 1 Yellow Wagtails 2 among Pieds. Holden Tower Little Stint adult on scrape Ringed Plover 8 on scrape Hobby 1 Little ringed Plover on scrape i
11 September 2014
Today's sightings- high tide delivers
Holden Tower The tide did flood onto the Dumbles overnight and re-filled the pools. A flock of waders came in to roost and feed in the scrape over the tide. Little Stint 4 (1 adult and 3 juvs) Ringed Plover 6 Dunlin 23 Peregrine juv Curlew 70 Little Egret
10 September 2014
Today's sightings- rising tides, perfect scrape levels and lots of birds!
Tides- We have a series of very high tides daily until the end of the weekend which should, at times flood onto the Dumbles. This will bring estuary birds to the scrapes. We have managed our marshes and scrapes so they have exposed mud, this is ideal fo
9 September 2014
Today's sightings
WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) totals Mute Swan 82 Greylag Goose 400 Canada Goose 34 Barnacle Goose 197 Shelduck 128 Wigeon 39 Gadwall 78 Teal 688 Mallard 553 Pintail 1 Shoveler 125 Pochard 5 Tufted Duck 121 Little Grebe 15 Cormorant 20 Little Egret 7 Heron 9
8 September 2014
Today's sightings-Early am update
The Zeiss Hide Curlew Sandpiper 5 Juveniles Ruff 18 Spotted Redshank 1 Adult Redshank 31 Greenshank 1 Avocet 6 The South Lake Redshank 47 Black-tailed Godwit 53 Shoveler 70 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 4 The Entrance Fields Common Crane 6
6 September 2014
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Curlew Sandpiper 5 Juveniles Spotted Redshank 1 Adult (2 on site) Redshank 2 Ruff 17 Black-tailed Godwit 48 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 new juvenile Green Sandpiper 9 The South Lake Redshank 47 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Lapwing 200
5 September 2014