Latest sightings
Today's sightings
Rushy Pintail 20 and Pochard 15 plus the Ferruginous x Pochard hybrid Martin Smith Hide Stonechat female in pool Crane 2 (GCP) Pink-footed Goose juv Greylag 60 Robbie Garnett Hide Teal 350 Crane 1 (GCP) Siskin 3 in Alders with Goldfinches Holden Tower D.B
2 November 2014
Over 1000 Golden Plover
Holden Tower Great birding from here. Whitefronted Goose 11 Brent Goose 4 (flying on estuary) Barnacle Goose 206 (introduced flock) Wigeon 400 Teal 90 Shoveler 12 Pintail 45 (on long ground pool) Golden Plover 1010 Lapwing 380 Dunlin 320 (Look for Little
1 November 2014
Very mild
The Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 1 Buzzard 2 Peregrine 1 Dunlin 279 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Little Stint 1 Golden Plover 450 Lapwing 280 Curlew 60 Shelduck 90 Wigeon 500 The South Lake Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 28 Teal 220 Cormorant 18 The Zeiss Hide Spo
31 October 2014
Red Kite
The Tack Piece RED KITE 1 hunting for long period Teal 150 Wigeon 60 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Marsh Harrier 1 Golden Plover 200 Lapwing 450 Barnacle Goose 200 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 2 Redshank 7 Black-tailed Godwit 37 Avocet 1 Pinta
30 October 2014
More Stints
The Holden Tower Little Stint 5 Dunlin 170 Golden Plover 180 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Ferruginous x Pochard 1 Pochard 30 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 3 Avocet 1 Redshank 26 Black-tailed Godwit 106 Lapwing 109 Ruff 3 Teal 500 Jack Snipe 3 and 25 Common Sni
29 October 2014
More Whitefronts
The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 11 (7 new birds this morning) Barnacle Goose 201 Marsh Harrier 1 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Wigeon 300 Linnet 70 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 3 Redshank 31 Greenshank 1 Dunlin 1 Avocet 1 Black-tailed Godwit 202 Teal 900
28 October 2014
Todays sightings
Rushy Pochard 18 Pintail 32 Heron 1 Holden Tower Barnacle Goose White-fronted Goose 4 Greylag 140 Pintail 75 Wigeon 90 Lapwing 132 Dunlin 80 GBB Gull 29 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Zeiss Hide Teal 700 Shoveler 74 Pintail 12 Redshank 27 Spotted Redshank 1 Greens
27 October 2014
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide 1 Juv Marsh Harrier 3 Spotted Redshank 1 Greenshank 39 Redshank 8 Avocet 15 Dunlin 80 Shoveler 800 Teal The Holden Tower 6 Brent Geese 3 Little Stints 2 Grey Plover 109 Dunlin 35 Curlew 40 Golden Plover 200 Barnacle Geese 4 White-fronted Ge
26 October 2014
Today's Sightings
Rushy Pochard 9 Pintail 32 Shelduck hybrid 1 (Closely resembles a Ruddy but a little too dark). Holden Tower (approaching high tide) White-fronted Goose 4 Barnacle Goose 140 Greylag 180 Pintail 39 (Long Ground pool) Wigeon 40 Teal 70 Golden Plover 550 Lap
25 October 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide 2 Little Stint 109 Dunlin 3 Spotted Redshank Greenshank 7 Ruff 3 Snipe 8 Avocet 153 Black-tailed Godwit 900 Teal The Holden Tower 60 Linnet 2 Stonechat Peregrine Little Stint 40 Dunlin 4 White-fronted Goose 70 Shelduck 3 little Egret The South
24 October 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower SHAG 1 First winter Cormorant 5 Little Stint 3 Grey Plover 1 Dunlin 153 Curlew 60 White-fronted Goose 4 Barnacle Goose 200 Little Egret 1 Peregrine 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 3 Redshank 19 Greenshank 1 Snipe 18 Avocet 1 Black-tailed Go
23 October 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Little Stint 2 Dunlin 50 Ruff 3 Lapwing 120 Shelduck 70 White-fronted Goose 4 Little Egret 1 Long Ground Pool Pintail 60 Gadwall 15 Zeiss Hide Avocet 1 Spotted Redshank 2 Redshank 21 Greenshank 1 Pintail 148 Teal 850 Black-tailed Godwit 102 S
21 October 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Peregrine 2 bothering the waders hence lower numbers early am Ruddy Shelduck feeding among Eurasian Shelduck on the mudflats Dunlin 30 seen over estuary Cormorant 6 Little Egret 1 Golden Plover 25 Ruff 1 Lapwing 150 E. White-fronted Geese 4 S
20 October 2014
Today's sightings
During the day the following birds were noted Holden Tower Ruddy Shelduck among the Eurasian Shelduck on the estuary mud Peregrine 2 Merlin- male through mid afternoon Marsh Harrier- the adult and juvenile seen today on/off E. White-fronted Goose 4 among
19 October 2014
Today's sightings
Reserve- Seen by work party yesterday 1 Bittern 1 Merlin 1 Short-eared owl 2 Rock Pipit The Zeiss Hide 199 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Greenshank 1 Avocet 1 Snipe 22 Redshank 96 Pintail 700 Teal 2 Grey Heron 1 Water Rail The Holden Tower 1
18 October 2014