Latest sightings
Floods and floods of birds!
Extensive flooding has creating really excellent birdwatching from all of the hides. Some big numbers of birds are on site including 689 pintails and 7,406 Lapwings! Bewick's Swan 199 European White-fronted Goose 134 Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 Sh
29 December 2012
Today's sightings- loads of birds!
The Tack Piece Pintail 326 ( A total of 419 on site today) Wigeon 1400 Teal 300 Shoveler 40 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 49 Ruff 14 Lapwing 2100 ( Looks to be a good 6,000 on site today) Golden Plover 700 Curlew 10 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Little Egret 1 Per
28 December 2012
Todays Sightings
The great birding continues Rushy At least 207 Bewick`s Swan roosted here and on the Tack Piece last night. 23% young among the flock represents a good breeding success for our birds but a UK average of 17% and a West European of only 14% are improveme
27 December 2012
Todays Sightings
Todays sightings Posted on 26 December 2012 by Dave Paynter @ Slimbridge Extensive flooding creating great birdwatching again. Roads in the area are all fine so great time to come and visit. Robbie Garnett Hide Fantastic birding Bewicks Swan 45 Whit
26 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Dumbles and Tack Piece are in full (rain) flood. The birding here today was excellent again with thousands of birds present. During the day the Rushy and South Lake were emptied of dabbling duck, the evenings see the diving duck heading out to the flo
24 December 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Greylag Goose 2 (rooting for saltmarsh plants, probably winter migrants from another country?) Peregrine 1 Bewick's Swan 30 Red-legged Partridge 1 Plus thousands of waders moving between Dumbles and Tack Piece Tack Piece From above hide, Step
23 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing exceptionally well this morning feeding in the open for long periods and very close to the hide. Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Teal 600 The Tack Piece Ruff 15 Redshank 50 Dunlin 700 Lapwing 1800 Black-tailed Godwit 37 C
22 December 2012
Today's sightings
Tack Piece Lapwing 1200 Golden Plover 12 Ruff 15 Dunlin 1300 Redshank 31 Wigeon 900 Teal 240 Gadwall 4 Pintail 12 Black-tailed Godwit 63 Zeiss Hide Teal 722 Wigeon 70 Road field E White-fronted Goose 45 Greylag 90 South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 64 Teal 12
20 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Ruff 15 Redshank 49 Dunlin 1300 Curlew 2 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Lapwing 1200 Wigeon 800 Teal 300 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 200 The Willow Hide Chiffchaff 1 Bullfinch 2
19 December 2012
Today's sightings- Woodcocks
The South Finger WOODCOCK 1 feeding next to the path The Decoy WOODCOCK 1 Flushed this morning The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing well Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Teal 300 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 205 (on site) The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 4
18 December 2012
Today's sightings
WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) count completed with some decent totals for this winter. Lapwing 3758 (2181 on the Tack Piece) Tack Piece (with some of the birds commuting to road fields) Golden Plover 849 Black-tailed Godwit 4 (90 on road fields) Ruff 3 (7 on
17 December 2012
Today's sightings
Bewick's Swans arrive on the Tack Piece Tack Piece Dunlin 1561 Wigeon 1045 Black-tailed Godwit 5 Redshank 20 Curlew 90 Teal 240 Golden Plover 522 Rushy Bewick's Swan 200+ on site today Pochard hybrid? Pochard 217 Holden Tower Reed Bunting male Kingfisher
16 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Grey Plover 3 Curlew 150 Dunlin 80 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle Goose 127 Wigeon 2400 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 6 The Tack Piece Ruff 8 Redshank 47 Dunlin 900 Black-tailed Godwit 6 Golden Plover 190 Lapwing 500 Wigeon 500 Shoveler 40 The Road Fiel
15 December 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showing very well all morning Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Buzzard 2 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 200 Pochard 220 Pinatail 115 The Tack Piece Ruff 3 Dunlin 500 Teal 500
14 December 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Estuary Dunlin 500 Wigeon 600 Barnacle Goose 140 Egyptian Goose 1 Buzzard 2 Tack Piece Peregrine 1 in the oaks Teal 90 Wigeon 30 Lapwing 60 Bewick's Swan 21 Rushy Bewick's Swan 150+ Around 1200 of other wildfowl species. The pair with six cyg
13 December 2012