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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

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Holden Tower Shelduck-12 Oystercatcher- 2 Barnacle Goose- 36 Rushy Shelduck- 16 Tufted Duck- 12 Oystercatcher- 1 Avocet- 2 pairs Zeiss Hide Shelduck- 56 Avocet- 7 Tufted Duck- 3 Shoveler- 1 South Lake Gadwall- 38 Adults & 2 Adults with 2 young Shelduc

6 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Avocet update We have 28 Avocets on site today. A third pair are building a nest on the Rushy, a pair are on South Lake and five pairs have ten young plus an incubating bird on the Bottom/ Top New Piece. Rushy Garganey- drake all day Tufted Duck- with 2

5 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Martin Smith hide/Tack Piece Crane pair and chick Teal pair Swift 20+ feeding over Top Hut area manure mound Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Teal pair Wigeon 3 male/1 female Avocet 6 adults- young Lapwing-5 pairs with young South Lake Black-headed Gull 40 pairs-

4 June 2014

Today' sightings

Today' sightings

Martin Smith Hide/Tack Piece Crane pair plus chick Holden Tower Green Sandpiper 1 Lapwing 6 Oystercatcher 2 Cuckoo 1 singing Zeiss Hide/ Top New Piece Avocet 4 adults and 5 chicks, some now flying Oystercatcher 2 Teal pair Shoveler 6 South Lake Black tail

3 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower Green Sandpiper 1 returning bird Avocet pair Lapwing 20- the three chicks from the scrape now flying Zeiss Hide Avocet 3 pairs but one pair on nest Teal 3 Wigeon 8 Reed Warbler- regularly showing Canoe Trail Cuckoo- male singing and female 'b

1 June 2014

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Zeiss Hide No sign of the red-necked phalarope so far. Avocet 8 adults with 8 juveniles. The Martin Smith Hide Common Crane 2 with 1 juvenile The Rushy Avocet 6 The South Lake Oystercatchers with young Great Crested Grebe with young Gadwall 58

30 May 2014

Today's sightings-Phalarope

Today's sightings-Phalarope

The Zeiss Hide RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 1 adult in full breeding plumage Avocet 6 with a few juveniles Redshank 4 The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 Adult in summer plumage Sanderling 53 Ringed Plover 60 Dunlin 82 Peregrine 1 Cuckoo 1 Common Crane  (At least 9

29 May 2014