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Today's Sightings
Holden Tower Avocet 2 on scrape Little Stint 1 on right side of scrape. Lapwing 22 lots of displaying and nest scraping. Raven 1 Possibly taking Lapwing egg. Peregrine 2 Robbie Garnett Crane 1 (a new young bird recently arrived from Somerset) Teal 24 Wige
24 March 2014
Today's sightings
Rushy Avocet 4 Black Tailed Godwit 8 Redshank 1 Oystercatcher 2 Pintail 3 Robbie Garnett Hide Little Egret 6 Wigeon 20 Teal 22 Shoveler 23 Pintail 7 Little Grebe 1 Lapwing 22 Oystercatcher 2 Long ground Pool and Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Gr
23 March 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Wheatear 2 (First of the year) Chiffchaff 7 on the walkway Skylark 1 Little Stint 2 Ringed Plover 1 (First of the year) Curlew 70 Barnacle Goose 40 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Avocet 5 Black-tailed Godwit 38 Redshank 4 The South lake Black-tail
22 March 2014
Today's sightings
Migrants Chiffchaff 11 singing males around the grounds The Willow Hide Great-spotted Woodpecker 2 Reed Bunting 2 The Rushy Avocet 4 Redshank 7 The South Lake Mediterranean Gull 2 Avocet 5 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Oystercatcher 6 Redshank 4 The Holden Towe
21 March 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 3 Dunlin 7 Lapwing 14 Pairs Peregrine 1 Chiffchaff 2 The Rushy Avocet 3 Black-tailed Godwit 14 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 137 Kingfisher 2 The South Finger Kingfisher 2 Active at nest hole Chiffchaff 2 Cetti's Warbler
20 March 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Med Gull 1 Little Stint 3 Dunlin 5 Lapwing 55 Peregrine 2 Chiffchaff 1 The Rushy Avocet 3 Redshank 2 The South Lake Kingfisher 2 Avocet 3 Black-tailed Godwit 20 The Decoy Chiffchaff 1 The Tack Piece Little Egret 5 Wigeon 50 Shoveler 30
18 March 2014
Todays Sightings
Webs count yesterday found 2841 waterfowl on the reserve notable totals were; Little Grebe 12 Shelduck 387 Teal still 390 Tufted Duck 273 Red Crested Pochard 1 male (in 100 acre) Rushy Pintail 35 Avocet 5 Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 2 Holden Tower Peregrine
17 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wetland bird survey (WEBS) count today so should have some totals for the site tomorrow but clearly almost all of the Waders and winter wildfowl have departed for there northern breeding grounds. Avocets At least 9 birds on site this morning split between
16 March 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Little Stint 2 Dunlin 35 Golden Plover 11 Lapwing 50 Peregrine 1 The South lake Avocet 6 (9 on site) Oystercatcher 4 Black-tailed Godwit 4 The Rushy Avocet 3 Kingfisher 1 The South Finger Kingfisher 1 Cetti's Warbler 3 Chiffchaff 2 Reed B
15 March 2014
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Sand Martin 2 Redshank 38 Wigeon 120 Shoveler 30 Common Crane 3 Chiffchaff 2 on walkway The South Lake Avocet 6 (8 on site) Black-tailed Godwit 40 The South Finger Chiffchaff 2 Kingfisher 2 The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 Golden Plover 16 B
14 March 2014
Today's sightings
Migrants Alba Wagtail 76N Meadow Pipit 150N Siskin 6N Chaffinch 25N Linnet 2N Chiffchaff 5 The South Lake Kingfisher 2 Avocet 3 Oystercatcher 4 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Rushy Avocet 2 The Holden Tower Common Crane 6 The South Finger Kingfisher 2 Chiffcha
13 March 2014
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Chiffchaff 1 The South Finger Chiffchaff 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Kingfisher 1 The South Lake Avocet 3 Kingfisher 2 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Tack Piece Little Egret 1 Common Crane 2 Wigeon 300 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 50 Teal 300 Th
11 March 2014
Today's Sightings
South Lake Mute Swan 2 Barnacle Goose 3 Black-Tailed Godwit 100 Teal 8 Shelduck 21 Tufted Duck 33 Zeiss Hide Shelduck 27 Wigeon 28 Teal 80 Barnacle Goose 2 Tufted Duck 2 Holden Tower Wigeon 44 Tufted Duck 16 Barnacle Goose 4 Shelduck 4 Oyster Catcher 3 La
10 March 2014
Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Tack Piece Merlin female perched on the washed up tree to NW Glaucous Gull flew down river past Tite's Point, Purton E. White-fronted Goose 25 on the Tack Piece Little Stint 3 on Tack Piece Dunlin 35 o Tack Piece Wigeon 150 Redshank 6 Crane
9 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Zeiss Hide Spoonbill 1 ad flew towards Rushy 09.30 Crane 1 Wigeon 120 Teal 220 Redshank 6 Cettis 1 Kingfisher 1 South Lake Mediterranean Gull 1 ad Black Headed Gull 300 Black Tailed Godwit 130 Cormorant 6. At least one good continental bird (Sinensis) in
8 March 2014