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Todays Sightings
Back from The Brink Common Crane 1 immature bird (this bird would like to join the adults but keeps getting chased away) Asian Pen Ruddy Shelduck 1 female unringed and flying wild Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 12 Snipe 1 Lapwing 80 Wigeon 151 Teal 70
14 September 2013
Today's sightings-Fall of migrants
Migrants-Around the ground This morning's rain dropped in a lot of migrants around the grounds, We are sure there were far more about than our counts below. Most of these were seen around the Holden Tower and the South Finger. Spotted Flycatcher 7 Whinch
13 September 2013
Today's sightigs
The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 15 Redshank 7 Common Snipe 30 Shoveler 70 Teal 700 Grey Heron 2 The Grounds Common Crane 1 2nd year bird has joined our collection Cranes. Fully winged and un-ringed. Status unknown! Blackcap 110 Chiffchaff 40 Common
12 September 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 Showing well Redshank 30 Lapwing 250 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 95 Green Sandpiper 1 The Zeiss Hide Ruff 12 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 8 Black-tailed Godwit 95 Lapwing 190 Shoveler 76 Wigeon 129 Teal 380 The Rushy Snipe
11 September 2013
Today's sightings
South Lake Little ringed Plover 1 juvenile Ruff 5 (1 adult) Redshank 45 Green Sandpiper 1 Lapwing 343 Teal 90 Tufted Duck 45 Kingfisher 1 Zeiss Hide Ruff 3 Black tailed Godwit 94 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 9 Lapwing 4 Garganey 1 Shoveler 64 Wigeon 116 Pi
10 September 2013
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Snipe 25 Wigeon 25 Gadwall 12 Teal 230 Redshank 7 Black-tailed Godwit 109 Ruff 3 South Lake Little ringed Plover 1 juvenile Redshank 42 Ruff adult Black-tailed Godwit 1 Tufted Duck 65 Dumbles from Holden Tower/Middle Point fence Yellow Wagtail
9 September 2013
Today's sightings
The South Lake 2 Little-ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper 36 Redshanks1 Ruff 1 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Kingfisher The Zeiss Hide 9 Ruff 98 Black-tailed Godwit Spotted Redshank 4 Redshank 15 Snipe 108 Wigeon 500 Teal The Tack Piece 1 Common Sandpiper The Rush
8 September 2013
Today's sightings-Wader walks
The Holden Tower-Guided Wader Walk There will be another guided walk to look at the wader roost tomorrow Sunday the 8th. Please meet our warden at the Holden Tower at 9.40am Curlew Sandpiper 1 juvenile Dunlin 253 Ringed Plover 111 Golden Plover 1 Sanderli
7 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower/Dumbles Curlew Sandpiper 1 juvenile Sanderling 6 Ringed Plover 69 Dunlin 172 Curlew 175 Brent Goose 1 Shelduck 130 Common Tern 3 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 adult Redshank 62 Ruff 14 Dunlin 49 Common Snipe 72 Black-tailed Godwit 108
6 September 2013
Today's Sightings
The South lake Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 3 Redshank 37 Ruff 1 Little-ringed Plover 1 Common Tern 2 Middle Point Spotted Flycatcher 1 Meadow Pipit 30 Yellow Wagtail 7 Holden Tower Ringed Plover 8 Dunlin 12 Curlew 30 The Tack Piece Ruff 1 Common Snip
4 September 2013
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 5 Common Snipe 3 Teal 160 The South Lake Redshank 19 Little-ringed Plover 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Lapwing 80 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 159 Greenshank 1 Lapwing 160 Teal 450 The Holden Walkway Spot
3 September 2013
Today's sightings
Land Rover Safari BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL 2 (on the Dumbles) Yellow Wagtail 7 Whinchat 1 Hobby 3 Kestrel 2 Buzzard 1 Clouded Yellow 1 Grass Snake 3 The Zeiss Hide GARGANEY 1 Juvenile Teal 763 Wigeon 28 Shoveler 40 Ruff 4 Black-tailed Godwit 118 Green Sandpipe
1 September 2013
Todays sightings
South Lake Great birding here again, a good range and number of waders. Most numerous are Lapwings with around 150, just under 100 Black Tailed Godwit and 90 Redshank with two Ruff among them. Highlight is a lovely Little Stint associating with four Littl
31 August 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Juvenile Little Stint 1 Juvenile ( moved between here and South lake several times) Spotted Redshank 1 Juvenile Redshank 4 Little-ringed Plover 5 Ruff 4 Snipe 4 Green Sandpiper 3 Teal 500 Shoveler 30 The South Lake Black-tailed G
30 August 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Ruff 21 (20 juveniles and 1 adult) Little Stint 1 Juvenile Little-ringed Plover 7 Green Sandpiper 2 Avocet 4 Black-tailed Godwit 40 Snipe 3 Lapwing 620 Golden Plover 1 Teal 550 Garganey 1 The South Lake Little Stint 1 Juvenile Spotted Redsh
29 August 2013