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Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Golden Plover 2600 Lapwing 6000 (on site) Black-tailed Godwit 80 Redshank 18 Ruff 2 Dunlin 300 White-fronted Goose 143 Wigeon 2600 Teal 1400 Pintail 130 Shoveler 40 The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 Lapwing 6000 Dunlin 2500 Curlew 320 Wigeon
26 December 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake GLOSSY IBIS 1 Flew out of the lake and flew north this morning. Med Gull 1 Adult Great-crested Grebe 1 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 Juveniles Black-tailed Godwit 180 Wigeon 1800 Teal 900 Water Rail 1 The Holden Tower Lapwing 4500 Golden Plover 3
24 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Lapwing 4500 Golden Plover 2900 Dunlin 2200 Curlew 250 Redshank 15 Brent Goose 1 Wigeon 700 Peregrine 1 The Tack Piece White-fronted Goose 145 Wigeon 1100 Pintail 130 Teal 800 Black-tailed Godwit 40 Redshank 8 Curlew 40 The Zeiss Hide Wig
23 December 2013
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide The waders from here are just spectacular again. Over 10,00 yesterday morning and building to that number again today as Lapwing and Golden Plover arrive through the morning. Lapwing 3000 Golden Plover 1500 Dunlin 2200
22 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Lapwing 5500 Golden Plover 3000 Dunlin 1000 Curlew 180 Barnacle Goose 160 White-fronted Goose 145 Brent Goose 1 Peregrine 2 The Tack Piece Pintail 135 Wigeon 800 Teal 1000 Curlew 70 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 7 Black-tailed Godwit 203 Teal 1200
21 December 2013
Todays Sightings
South Lake Water levels up here after recent low levels. Lapwings are dropping in to wash and drink, just 250 there this morning but likely to be much larger noisy groups through the day. There were 25 Shoveler on the Lake and the usual Great Crested Greb
20 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 3 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Ruff 2 Teal 1500 Wigeon 700 Grey Heron 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Holden Tower Golden Plover 1200 Lapwing 3600 Dunlin 700 Redshank 10 Brent Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 140 White-fronted Goose 148 Peregrine 1 The Tac
19 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Golden Plover 1900 Lapwing 2500 Dunlin 600 Curlew 190 Wigeon 600 White-fronted Goose 153 Barnacle Goose 160 Peregrine 1 The Tack Piece Common Crane 1 (GCP) Wigeon 300 Pintail 40 Shoveler 25 Bewick's Swan 30 The Martin Smith Hide Common Sn
18 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Peregrine 1 female killed a male Pochard The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 153 Golden Plover 1700 Lapwing 4000 Black-tailed Godwit 40 Ruff 3 Redshank 10 Dunlin 200 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 185
17 December 2013
Today's Sightings
Rushy Hide Pintail 60S Shelduck 81 Mute Swan 3 Greylag 50 Pochard 64 Canada Goose 156 Tufted Duck 120 Lapwing 17 Holden Tower Wigeon 149 Teal 88 Canada Goose 39 Shelduck 26 Barnacle Goose 140 Lapwing 300+ Black- Tailed Godwit 2 Zeiss Hide Wigeon 1000+ Tea
16 December 2013
Today's sightings
Tack Piece and Top New Piece full of birds today, large increases in waders numbers and the WeBS count revealed 18, 546 wildfowl and waders on site today. 10,817 were waders with the highlight an excellent count of 4387 Golden Plover. Holden Tower/Rushy G
15 December 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece/Holden Tower Golden Plover 1600 Lapwing 3200 Curlew 80 Redshank 10 Dunlin 500 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Snipe 6 Common Crane 4 (GCP) Wigeon 1000 Teal 280 White-fronted Goose 142 Barnacle Goose 160 Bewick's Swan 40 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 The Zeis
14 December 2013
Todays Sightings
The wader flocks are spectacular just now There are around 3000 Lapwing and at least 1300 Golden Plover with around 1000 Dunlin among them. Martin Smith Hide Snipe 2 Water Rail 1 Buzzard 1 Robbie Garnet Hide Bewick`s Swan 45 White-fronted Goose 142 Greyla
13 December 2013
Todays sightings
Martin Smith Hide Crane 1 Buzzard 1 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Wigeon 800 Water Rail 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Lapwing 1100 Golden Plover 1100 Redshank 4 Wigeon 900 Holden Tower White-fronted Geese 142 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 3 Meadow Pipit 14 Curlew 68 Golden plover
12 December 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Quiet start to the day here but was really busy over the midday high tide. Peregrine -female Golden Plover 860 Lapwing 1600 Ruff 5 E. White-fronted Goose- 142 (using the Dumbles and Tack Piece to graze). Dark-bellied Brent 1 Barnacle Goose 15
8 December 2013