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Latest sightings

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 8 The Rushy Avocet 14 The South Lake Mediterranean Gull 2 Green Sandpiper 1 Redshank 18 Black-tailed Godwit 27 Lapwing 70 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 9 The South Finger Cuckoo 1 The Car Park Cuckoo 1

21 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The South lake Mediterranean Gull 7 Redshank 18 Avocet 9 Gadwall 45 Great-crested Grebe 3 The Tack Piece Avocet 4 Green Sandpiper 5 Buzzard 2 Common Crane 3 (GCP) The Zeiss Hide Avocet 10 Black-tailed Godwit 34 Little Egret 1 The Rushy Avocet 10

20 June 2014

Today's sighting- Ruddy

Today's sighting- Ruddy

The Zeiss Hide RUDDY SHELDUCK 2 Teal 30 Gadwall 50 Avocet 15 The Rushy Avocet 12 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 6 The South Finger Cuckoo 2 male & female Chiffchaff 1 Reed Warbler 20 The South lake Black-tailed Godwit 38 Redshank 8 Avocet 5 Lapwing 50

19 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The Rushy Avocet 2 with young and 2 pairs incubating The Robbie Garnett Hide Green Sandpiper 1 South Finger Cuckoo 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Reed Warbler many feeding young The Zeiss Hide Avocet 10 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Teal 27 Shoveler 8 The South Lake Redsha

18 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower Ringed Plover on the scrape South Lake Avocet 5- 2 adults and 3 juvenile Black-tailed Godwit 21 Redshank 8 Gadwall 117 Great Crested Grebe 3 Lapwing 45 Rushy Avocet 4 pairs- 4 chicks hatched Green Sandpiper 2 Robbie Garnett Hide Green Sandpip

17 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Gadwall 21 +brood Avocet 7 Grey Heron 2 (inc juvenile) Teal 50+ Greenshank 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Rushy Green Sandpiper 4 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Avocet 4 pairs- 2 chicks have hatched Holden Tower/Middle point Lapwing 19 Bar-tailed God

16 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Red-necked Phalarope 1 mid morning only Avocet 7 Redshank 8 Gadwall 12 Little Egret 1 Grey Heron 2 Marsh Harrier- female flew past headed to Middle Point Teal 61 Wigeon 2 male Holden Tower Avocet 6 Lapwing pair and 2 chicks Oyster

15 June 2014

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Rushy Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 6 Shelduck 3 broods Robbie Garnett Avocet 3 juvs Teal 2 Reed Warbler 2 Cettis 1 Holden Tower Avocet 8 (4 juvs) Curlew 26 Bar Tailed Godwit 1 Barnacle Goose 29 Zeiss Hide Avocet 9 Teal 32 Shoveler 4 Heron 1 Little Egret 1 Sou

14 June 2014

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

No sign of yesterdays Glossy Ibises yet but keep looking. Rushy Four pairs of Avocet here and lots of interaction with several broods of Shelduck. Robbie Garnett Hide More Shelduck broods a couple of Teal and a lone Wigeon. Good views of a Green Sandpiper

13 June 2014

Today's sightings- Glossy Ibis

Today's sightings- Glossy Ibis

GLOSSY IBIS GLOSSY IBIBS 3 Roosting with gulls over high tide then flew north early morning. Then they were relocated at midday feeding in front of the Zeiss Hide where they remained for the afternoon. The Rushy Avocet 18 ( 28 on site today) The Zeiss Hid

12 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Zeiss Hide Lapwing 27 Avocet 8 Teal 30 Shoveler 6 Shelduck 35 South Lake Gadwall 73 Black-tailed Godwit 27 Teal 1 Lapwing 15 Redshank 6 The Rushy Avocet 4 The Holden Tower Green Sandpiper 1 Curlew 13

11 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece No sighting of the Red-necked Phalarope at 0845-0900 Gadwall 5 Lapwing 27 Avocet 4 pairs Teal 31 Shoveler 6 Shelduck 35 Little Egret 1 South Lake Gadwall 73 Garganey male Green Sandpiper 2 Black-tailed Godwit 23 Teal 1 Lapwing 15

10 June 2014

Today's sightings- Phalarope returns

Today's sightings- Phalarope returns

Zeiss Hide Red-necked Phalarope-female feeding on flood at back of field (W boundary), it is very mobile and can be hidden being rushes for periods. Gets pushed around by Avocets. Garganey-drake Gadwall 114 (high count) Teal 30 (influx) Shoveler 9 Avocet

9 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Sad news concerning the Crane family, view here for details http://www.wwt.org.uk/news/all-news/2014/06/wwt-slimbridge-news/sadness-as-first-wild-crane-in-the-west-for-400-years-disappears/ Late news- Red-necked Phalarope again briefly from Zeiss Hide on

8 June 2014

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Holden Tower Shelduck- 5 Oystercatcher- 1 pair Lapwing- 1 Barnacle Goose- 2 Rushy Tufted Duck- 17 Avocet- 2 pairs Shelduck- 7 Zeiss Hide Avocet- 6 Adults Lapwing- 2 Shelduck- 1 Tufted Duck- 1 Canada Goose- 1 Gadwall- 20 South Lake Great Crested Grebe- 2 A

7 June 2014