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Rushy Bewicks Swan 225 overnight, no big mevements yet. Pintail 120 Redshank 1 Oystercatcher 1 Martin Smith Hide Snipe just the one showing closely this morning. Wigeon 300 Buzzard 1 on the fence. Holden Tower Whitefronted Goose 193 (small groups flying o
23 February 2013
Today's sightings
Bittern showing well again from the Zeiss hide by James Lees Bitterns (3) The showy bird continues to perform well in front of the Zeiss Hide, and 2 more were seen by a work party on the reserve. The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Showing down to 15 feet feedin
22 February 2013
Today's sightings-Goshawk again...
Considering we are approaching the time of year that sees bird departures and decreasing numbers of birds we are retaining an excellent variety of birds. The warmer days recently have introduced lots of bird song and a butterfly or two have been seen ou
21 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Avocet 5 (First of spring) Dunlin 130 Lapwing 600 Teal 650 Grey Heron 2 The Holden Tower Merlin 1 Adult female Tundra Bean Goose 3 White-fronted Goose 220 Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 Wigeon 600 Buzzard 4 Bullfinch 3 The Tack Piece G
20 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1- Showing well Cetti's Warbler 1 Water Rail 1 Teal 550 The Holden Tower Tundra Bean Gooose 3 White-fronted Goose 220 Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 Golden Plover 700 Dunlin 500 Curlew 60 Lapwing 1600 Reserve Short-eared Owl 1
19 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 3 E White-fronted Goose 221 Peregrine 1 Crane 4 (GCP) seen dancing and feeding on seawall from Holden Tower. Tack Piece Lapwing 900 Dunlin 400 Golden Plover 200 Ruff 3 Redshank 20 Teal 340 Wigeon 800 Pochard 90 Pintail 100 C
18 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower The 200+ E White-fronted Geese and three Tundra Bean Geese showed all day on the Dumbles along with 140 Barnacle Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, Peregrine, 400 Dunlin, 1000 Lapwing and 400 Golden Plover. A Knot was on the estuary at high tide. Two L
17 February 2013
Today's sightings-Yet more Wigeons!
Hybrid drake American Wigeon X Eurasian Wigeon on the Tack Piece JSLees Amazingly we now have a new drake American Wigeon x Eurasian Wigeon hybrid to go with a female American Wigeon, 2500 Eursian Wigeon and one leucistic Eurasian Wigeon! The Holden Tow
16 February 2013
Today's sightings-Wigeons!
Leucistic Wigeon top and American wigeon bottom JSLees The Holden Tower AMERICAN WIGEON 1 Female feeding with 300 Eurasian Wigeons including a leucistic female bird that was half white. Wigeon 300 Shelduck 80 Tundra Bean Goose 3 White-fronted Go
15 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower E. White-fronted Goose 207 Tundra Bean Goose 3 (2 adults and a 1st winter) Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 134 Wigeon 300 Oystercatcher 3 flew down channel at high tide, 2 on Knott Pool. Gadwall 4 over the estuary Tack Piece Golden Plover 120
14 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Showing very well feeding very close to the hide again. Grey Heron 1 Black-tailed Godwit 93 Lapwing 450 Wigeon 400 Teal 700 The Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 3 White-fronted Goose 208 Barnacle Goose 103 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 6 Wige
13 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Bittern was showing well again this morning and was photographed catching a Roach Copyright JSLees The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Showing very well Grey Heron 1 Teal 600 Wigeon 500 Shoveler 30 Buzzard 2 The Holden Tower Merlin 1 First winter female Peregr
12 February 2013
Today's sightings
WeBS count The monthly count revealed 11,300 wetland birds present. Including 2460 Lapwing (see below) Image-MJMcGill Holden Tower 0900 ish. Immature (appears to be a juvenile/1st winter) Glaucous Gull- flew in from south and landed with Great-blacked Gu
11 February 2013
Today's sightings
Holden Tower White-fronted Geese 21 (the main flock, c200 appear to have been in a remote field to NE, another party fed in the 50 Acre to the N and had a single Tundra Bean Goose among them) Tundra Bean Goose a single adult fed in the pools with 50 Bewi
10 February 2013
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Tundra Bean Goose 3 White-fronted Goose 207 Egyptian Goose 1 Branacle Goose 140 Curlew 80 Wigeon 500 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 3 Yellow-legged Gull 1 The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Grey Heron 1 Black-tailed Godwit 83 Snipe 1 Lapwing 800 Teal 950 Wige
9 February 2013