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Today's WeBS Count
The WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) count was carried out today. Conditions certainly affected the numbers as the first hard frost had frozen many scrapes and pools. Bird numbers picked up during the day and a total of 6784 birds were counted. This does not in
18 November 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Ruff 4 The Zeiss Hide Bittern 1 Water Rail 2 Cetti's Warbler 1 Teal 900 Dunlin 120 Spotted Redshank 2 Redshank 2 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 16 The Holden Tower Golden Plover 900 Lapwing 700 Dunlin
17 November 2012
Today's sightings-More swans
The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult feeding with the redshanks BITTERN 1 Showed very well at times Dunlin 691 Redshank 31 Spotted Redshank 2 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Ruff 3 Golden Plover 1 Lapwing 150 Teal 757 Water Rail 2 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Rus
16 November 2012
Today's sightings
A very foggy start to the day so limited sightings. Holden Tower Wigeon 1200 Barnacle Goose 120 Egyptian Goose 1 Redshank 22 Redwing 4 Little Egret 1 Tack Piece Wigeon 300 Little Egret 1 Teal 120 Jay 1 Canada Goose 45 Zeiss Hide Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbl
15 November 2012
Today's sightings
One of the Bitterns photographed today by Gordon Youdale at the Zeiss Hide The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing very well LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 64 Water Rail 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 7 Pintail 80 The Tack Piece Ruff 6
14 November 2012
Today's sightings-Whooper Swan
The South Lake WHOOPER SWAN 1 Adult came in to roost at 16.00 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult Ruff 3 Black-tailed Godwit 240 Lapwing 120 Teal 250 Great-crested Grebe 1 The Martin Smith Hide Snipe 4 Water Rail 1 The Zeiss Hide Redshank 15 Lapwing 250 Dunlin
13 November 2012
Today's sightings
In summary- hide news and work plans The Wigeon flock has moved back to the estuary and other duck species spreading out across the reserve. The godwit flock can take some locating and usually have the Long-billed Dowitcher with them. They still favour t
12 November 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Dumbles Peregrine 1 at 0815 Golden Plover 20 Lapwing 50 Robbie Garnett Hide Golden Plover 400 (including an adult with some breeding plumage) E White-fronted Geese 20 Little Egret 1 Little Grebe 1 Lapwing 120 Redshank 9 Dunlin 12 Long-billed
11 November 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Golden Plover 500 Lapwing 300 Dunlin 250 Ruff 3 Redshank 15 Rock Pipit 1 Skylark 4 The Martin Smith Snipe 2 Water Rail 1 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 147 Spotted Redshank 2 Teal 850 Wigeon 500 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 3 P
10 November 2012
Today's sightings-More Waxwings
The Car Park WAXWING 3 Reported again today The South lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 320 Ruff 1 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Spotted Redshank 2 Redshank 20 Wigeon 500 Teal 800 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 6 The Holden Tower Golden Plover 800 Dunl
9 November 2012
Today's sightings
Long-billed Dowitcher (top right) with Black-tailed Godwits Image by MJMcGill The godwit flock have been highly mobile this week but still prefer to roost on South Lake. Other regular spots have been the approach road fields and the Tack Piece. Black-ta
8 November 2012
Today's sightings
The Entrance Fields LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Adult showing very well close to the road Ruff 1 Black-tailed Godwit 170 White-fronted Goose 15 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Spotted Redshank 2 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 15 Teal 800 Pintail 20 The South Lake C
7 November 2012
Today's sightings-Waxwings
The Car Park WAXWING 2 reported feeding on berries this morning Entrance Fields LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 170 Curlew 80 White-fronted Goose 23 The Rushy Pochard 83 Pintail 70 Bewick's Swan 8 The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 Showed very well at
6 November 2012
Today's sightings
Rushy Bewick's Swan family (parents and one cygnet) see Julia's Blog to follow. Pochard 40 Pintail 55 Tufted Duck 110 Zeiss Hide Green-winged Teal (has vertical stripes and lacks yellow lines on head) Teal 740 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 2 Black-tailed G
5 November 2012
Today's sightings
South Lake Long-billed Dowitcher 1 and Black-tailed Godwit 90 are roosting here but commuting to the Tack Piece to feed. Also a Great Crested Grebe, 90 Teal and a Ruff. Tack Piece Where the action is at the moment. The godwits, Redshank and dowitcher all
4 November 2012