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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
Today's sightings-South Lake great!
The South Lake CURLEW SANDPIPER 5 Juveniles SPOTTED REDSHANK 1 adult Redshank 47 Ruff 7 Black-tailed Godwits 52 Green Sandpiper 1 Lapwing 220 Shoveler 70 The Tack Piece Greenshank 1 Ruff 8 Green Sandpiper 9 The Rushy Ruff 7 The Zeiss Hide Graganey 1 Tea
4 September 2014
Today Sightings
Rushy Teal 28 Ruff 9 Wigeon 1 South Lake Black Tailed Godwit 51 Ruff 8 Redshank 50 Lapwing 150 Shoveler 27 Barnacle Geese 25 Zeiss Hide Lapwing 166 Pintail 2F Spotted Redshank 1 Wigeon 50 Garganey 1 Teal 183 Holden Tower Peregrine 2 Wheatear 1 Blackcap 35
3 September 2014
Today's sightings
Knott Hide Blackcap 7+ feeding on blackberries Chiffchaff 2 Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide Redshank 1 Green Sandpiper 4 Teal 24 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 57 Greylag Goose 419 Ruff 10 Redshank 51 Lapwing 210 Shoveler 100+ Teal 40 Rushy Green Sandpiper
2 September 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Yellow Wagtail 2 among Pied Wagtail and Meadow Pipit around the scrape South Lake Ruff 16 ( 4 adults) Black-tailed Godwit 47 Redshank 65 Greenshank 2 Pied Wagtail 12 Shoveler 123 Teal 99 Little Grebe 1 Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 7 Teal 22 Sho
1 September 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Curlew Sandpiper- juvenile on the scrape, later moved to Top New Piece Pied Wagtail4 Meadow Pipit 6 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Teal 400 Snipe 18 Black-tailed Godwit 28 Redshank 18 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Crane 1 Green Sandpiper
31 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Zeiss Hide Teal 372 Ruff 4 Redshank 1 Greenshank 1 Greylag goose 20 Garganey 1 Lapwing 90 Avocet 1 Wigeon 9 Little Grebe 1 Raven 1 South Lake Teal 20 Shoveler 75 Greylag goose 240 Lapwing 258 Black Tailed Godwit 96 Redshank 76 Ruff 7 Common Tern 2 Rushy R
30 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Well sheltered from the strong wind in here. Ruff 11 Green Sandpiper 5 Common Sandpiper 1 Teal 30 Pintail 3 Grey Wagtail 1 Robbie Garnett Little Egret 1 Teal 36 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Crane 2 Holden Tower Teal 87 Wigean 1 Whinchat 2 Willow Warbler 1
29 August 2014
An influx of winter Ducks
Some good Duck increases after the easterly winds over the last few days and plenty of Warblers in the hedges this morning. Rushy Green Sandpiper 3 Ruff 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Teal 36 Wigeon 1 Robbie Garnett Greenshank 1 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Green Sand
28 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Green Sandpiper 4 Little Egret 1 Buzzard 1 Holden Tower Turnstone 3 Yellow wagtail 2 Green sandpiper 1 Curlew 15 Dunlin 50 Ringed plover 15 Yellow legged gull 1 Raven 1 Canada goose 170 Barnacle goose 95 South Lake Lapwing 400 Redshank 53 Black tail
27 August 2014
Today's sightings
A quick hide round in drizzly conditions. The low cloud and easterlies may well create fall conditions for migrants. Holden Tower Whimbrel 1 flying around over edge of Dumbles Yellow Wagtail 2 flew to Tack Piece Grey Wagtail 1 over Redshank 1 on the scrap
26 August 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Teal 19 Green Sandpiper 2 Black Tailed Godwit 2 Little Ringed Plover 1 Robbie Garnett Hide ( Willow and Knott Hides) Teal 63 Little Grebe 2 Green Sandpiper 3 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Greenshank 1 Common Whitethroat 3 Chiffchaff 2 Little Egret 2 Holden
25 August 2014