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Todays sightings
Holden Tower Great activity here from the Avocets as they prospect for nest sites Avocet 13 Little Ringed Plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 28 Wheatear 1 Curlew 1 Fox 1 Taiga Bean Goose 2 Distantly on the salt-marsh with 44 Canada Geese. Willow Warbler 1 L
11 April 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Wheatear 1 Redstart 1 White Wagtail 1 Avocet 13 The Tack Piece Common Crane 5 (GCP) Shoveler 10 The South Finger Cetti's Warbler 3 Reed Bunting 2 Migrants Plenty of the following around this morning Willow Warblers Chiffchaffs Blackcaps S
10 April 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Avocet 13 -Lots of nesting behaviour on the small islands White Wagtail 3 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 15 The South Finger Kingisher 1 The Willow Hide Reed Bunting 2
9 April 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 13- very active and vocal. Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 24 Greylag 5 Canada Goose 24 on the spartina island Swallow 1 Shelduck 34 Willow Warbler 2 singing plus 2 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff. Tack Piece Barnacle Goose 6 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 9 Te
8 April 2014
Today's Sightings
Holden Tower Taiga Bean Goose 2 Wigeon 2 Golden Plover 46 Lapwing 20 Oystercatcher 6 Avocet 8 Bar Tailed Godwit 26 Curlew 28 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Raven 3 Wheatear 1 Swallow 1 Cettis 1 Blackcap 2 Willow Warbler 2 South Lake Redshank 6 Black Tailed Godwit
6 April 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Taiga Bean Goose 2 Avocet 14 (16 on site) Swallow 2 The South Finger Hooded Crow 1 Kingfisher 2 Very active a nest hole Water Rail 1 Redwing 1 Swallow 1 Willow Warbler 1 Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 2 The South Lake Kingfisher 2 Black-tailed God
5 April 2014
Today's sightings- Migration
The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 Brent Goose 33 Kittiwake 138 Sat on river then flew north Goosander 1 female Little Gull 1 Little Stint 1 Sanderling 1 Dunlin 5 Ringed Plover 9 Curlew 2 The South Lake SPOONBILL 1 Avocet 4 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Little G
4 April 2014
Today's sightings
The Rushy Avocet 12 The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 The South Finger HOODED CROW 1 Kingfisher 2 Water Rail 2 Siskin 1 Redpoll 1 Cetti's Warbler 3 Migrants Sedge Warbler 2 Willow Warbler 5 Chiffchaff 20 Blackcap 12
3 April 2014
Today's sightings
The South Lake LITTLE GULL 1 adult showed well all day hawking over main lake Avocet 7 Green Sandpiper 1 The Kingfisher Hide HOODED CROW 1 Kingfisher 2 The Holden Tower No sign of the bean geese Sanderling 6 Ringed Plover 9 Grey Plover 2 Dunlin 30 Avocet
2 April 2014
Rare birds and more!
The 2 Taiga Bean Geese on the Dumbles by James Lees WWT The Holden Tower TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 2 Only the 7th ever record HOODED CROW 1 Only the 2nd ever record Avocet 4 (11 on site) Dunlin 30 Ringed Plover 10 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 The Rushy Avocet 5 Redshank 4
1 April 2014
Some good migration at last
Some signs of spring movement this morning on the high tide. Holden Tower Hooded Crow 1 still here appeared at the top of the tide. Black Necked Grebe 3 birds in summer plumage drifted up then down on the tide. Sandwich Terns 2 flew upstream at high tide.
31 March 2014
Todays Sightings
Rushy Great bird-watching here at the moment. Avocet 6 very active nest scraping, Black Tailed Godwit 10 some in fine summer plumage. Redshank 2 Black Headed Gull starting to display and nest. Crane 4 09.30 then 2 Robbie Garnett Hide Teal 43 Shoveler 13 W
30 March 2014
Today's sightings
Highlights Marsh Harrier 1 Female over the Top New Piece then the 100 Acre Red Kite 1 First summer over the Tack Piece/Centre Greater Scaup 1 Female on the reserve Kingfisher 7 Avocet 10 Grass Snake 1 First of the year The South Finger Kingfisher 2 Showin
29 March 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Avocet 2-Nest building Golden Plover 209 -In breeding plumage The Rushy Avocet 2 Redshank 4 Pintail 2 The South Lake Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 6 Kingfisher 2 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 Teal 30 The South Finger Kingfisher 2- Very active at nest
28 March 2014
Today's sightings
The South Lake Kingfisher 2 Great-crested Grebe 2 Avocet 2 The Rushy Avocet 5 The South Finger Kingfisher 2 very active around nest site The Tack Piece Common Crane 3 Shoveler 35 Pintail 4 Wigeon 20 The Holden Tower Sand Martin 5 The Grounds Chiffchaff 13
26 March 2014