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Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart-male along fence Yellow Wagtail 4 among cattle Pied Wagtail 2 Blackcap juv Whitethroat juv Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide Little ringed Plover 5 Dunlin 3 Green Sandpiper 16 Avocet 5 Shelduck 16 Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Dunlin 117 Rin
22 July 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Redstart-male along fence Chiffchaff Reed Bunting Goldcrest Pied Wagtail-5 Yellow Wagtail juvenile in dried scrape Blue-headed Wagtails x2 commuting between Dumbles and Tack Piece Kestrel 4 Buzzard 1 Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece No sightings rep
21 July 2014
Today's sightings
Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide Spotted Crake- showed twice around 1000am and again 1240pm. Pic by Martin. This bird was reported to Dave late yesterday, not sure by whom but thanks for passing on news. Reed Warbler-lots of broods being fed, easy to see Wige
20 July 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Little-ringed plover 5 Green Sandpiper 22 Common Redshank 2 Avocet 2 Pied Wagtail 17 The Zeiss Hide Common Ringed Plover 5 Little-ringed Plover 1 Dunlin 57 Ruff 2 Common Snipe 2 Common Redshank 2 Avocet 9 Shoveler 29 The Rushy Green Sandpip
19 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Great White Egret no sign yet of yesterdays bird. Rushy Avocets 4 adults, 3 large young and 2 new young. Holden Tower Little Grebe 5 ( adults and two generations of young) Peregrine 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Avocet 1 Green Sandpiper 22 Yellow Wagtail 2 Lapw
18 July 2014
Today's sightings
GREAT WHITE EGRET- seen flying past restaurant at 1015 and again N over N end of reserve at 1330. Holden Tower Redstart-2 males along the summer walkway fence Yellow Wagtail-2 among cattle Middle Point over high tide Sanderling 1 Ringed Plover 1 Dunlin 40
17 July 2014
Today's sightigs
South Lake Ruff 4 Black-tailed Godwit 102 Redshank 69 Common Tern 7 Mandarin 2 The Rushy Avocet 14 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 19 Avocet 1 Yellow Wagtail 1 Martin Smith Hide Tawny Owl 1 roosting in ivy tree by the bridge
16 July 2014
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Little ringed Plover 5- at least 4 juvenile Dunlin 20 Redshank 1 Snipe 2 Ruff 2 female Lapwing 100 Avocet 33 fledged/adults and three chicks. A flock of 28 appeared to have been feeding on the estuary and arrived over the high tid
15 July 2014
Today's sightings
Record count of 50 Avocet today! all are breeding birds, see below... Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece over high tide Avocet 33 adult/fledged and three small chicks Ruff- 2 adult male and adult reeve Black-tailed Godwit 13 Lapwing 109 Little-ringed Plover 4 juven
14 July 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Hen Harrier- male flew over reserve, circled for ten minutes or so before drifting off S 1125-1135hrs High tide-Dumbles edge Curlew 150 Mediterranean Gull adult breeding plumage Yellow-legged Gull 3 adults Great Black-backed Gull 20 Ringed Pl
13 July 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Five adult Avocet, 2 fully grown young and 2 newly hatched young all very active. Robbie Garnett Dominated by the Green Sandpipers, there were 18 here this morning. No sign of the Blue Headed Wagtails but two Little Egret were very close. Holden Tow
12 July 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Avocet 8 Green Sandpiper 1 Sedge Warbler 2 Robbie Garnett Hide Little Egret 2 Green Sandpiper 18 Mediteranean Gull 1 ad Black Headed Gull 90 Holden Tower Goldfinch 40 Curlew 35 Zeiss Hide Avocet 29 Redshank 18 (7 juvs) Dunlin 16 Black Tailed Godwit
11 July 2014
Today's Sightings
Zeiss Hide Avocet- 25 Redshank- 27 Shelduck- 12 Teal- 34 Reed Warbler- 3 Lapwing- 1 Kingfisher Hide Little Grebe- 1 Rushy Green Sandpiper- 1 Avocet- 5 Oystercatcher- 1 Tufted Duck brood- 6 young Martin Smith Little Egret- 1 White Throat- 1 Robbie Garnett
10 July 2014
Today's Sightings
South Lake Shelduck- 10 Tufted Duck- 1 Redshank- 45 Lapwing- 28 Black- tailed Godwit- 115 Great Crested Grebe- 3 Common Crane- 2 (flying over) Common Tern- 2 Spoonbill- 1 Zeiss Hide Shelduck- 16 Avocet- 26 Grey Heron- 1 Lapwing- 7 Dunlin- 12 Reed Warbler-
9 July 2014
Today's Sightings
South Lake Tufted Duck- 3 Lapwing- 38 Black-tailed Godwit- 114 Redshank- 34 Great- Crested grebe- 1 Spoonbill-1 Ringed Plover- 2 Zeiss Hide Heron- 2 Avocet- 35 Shelduck- 13 Lapwing- 11 Reed Warbler- 2 Black- tailed Godwit- 15 Martin Smith Hide Wigeon- 2 R
8 July 2014