Latest sightings
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Oystercatcher 1 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 29 Redshank 19 Spotted Redshank 1 Grey Plover 8 Golden plover 73 Curlew 60 Common Crane 4 Shelduck 90 Pintail 40 Barnacle Goose 110 White-fronted Goose 5 Buzzard 6 Peregrine 2 Sparrowhawk 1 The South
17 October 2012
Today's sightings-Big tide
The view from the Holden Tower this morning, a very high tide! The South lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 410 Lapwing 150 Teal 250 Shoveler 170 Great-crested Grebe 1 Little Grebe 1 The Zeiss Hide Little Stint 1 Dunlin 28 Spotted Redshank
16 October 2012
Today's sightings +WeBs Totals
A total of 8,496 Wetland Birds counted on the WeBs count. Details here plus some non wetland birds. Mute Swan 107 White-fronted Goose 5 Greylag Goose 384 Barnacle Goose 120 Canada Goose 332 Shelduck 103 Egyptian Goose 1 Mallard 675 Gadwall 54 Pintail 164
15 October 2012
Today's highlights
Very busy doing the WeBs count after the fog delayed our count. Full round-up tomorrow but for now here are the highlights. Bittern 2 (Zeiss and Carp Park Reed Bed) Long-Billed Dowitcher 1 Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 3 White-fronted Goose 5 Common Crane 4
14 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult BITTERN 1 Snipe 7 Dunlin 3 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 35 Lapwing 70 Teal 2100 The South Finger Kingfisher 1 Lesser Redpoll 2 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 4 Wigeon 540 Golden Plover 16 The Rushy Pintail
11 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Brent Goose 1 White-fronted Goose 4 Common Crane 4 (GCP) Wigeon 270 Spotted Redshank 1 Peregrine 2 The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult Black-tailed Godwit 148 Redshank 12 Ruff 1 Shoveler 59 Teal 200 Pochard 12 The Zeiss Hide Blac
10 October 2012
Today's sightings-The Geese are back!
The Holden Tower Russian White-fronted Goose 3 Adults Wigeon 270 Lapwing 50 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 adult (2 on site) Redshank 30 Black-tailed Godwit 242 Ruff 2 Dunlin 2 Teal 2300 Pintail 14 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 First winter Wigeon
9 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Curlew Sandpiper 1 Little Stint 1 Sanderling 3 Dunlin 70 Grey Plover 30 Golden Plover 8 Curlew 80 Rock Pipit 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 196 Lapwing 180 Teal 2400 The South Lake SHOVELER 242!
7 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower PECTORAL SANDPIPER 1 First winter Dunlin 70 Ringed Plover 2 Greenshank 1 Grey Plover 40 Golden Plover 14 Curlew 80 Egyptian Goose 1 Peregrine 1 Kestrel 2 Buzzard 2 Merlin 1 The South Lake Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Black-tailed Godwit
5 October 2012
New American waders?
Holden Tower A Pectoral Sandpiper flew in high from the NE (Tack Piece) and dissapeared on the saltmarsh. About ten minutes later two waders flew to one of the pools on the Dumbles and joined the Lapwing. It turned out to be the Pectoral and a Buff-breast
4 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 1 Juvenile Little-ringed Plover 1 Ruff 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 22 Snipe 8 Teal 1800 The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 296 Ruff 2 Redshank 20 Greenshank 1 Lapwing 200 Teal 250 Shoveler 50 G
3 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Lathbury Hide RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 1 Juvenile showing well this am Redshank 30 Teal 1800 The Holden Tower Curlew Sandpiper 5 Little Stint 2 Sanderling 11 Dunlin 159 Ringed Plover 30 Curlew 80 Grey Plover 50 The South Lake Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 3
2 October 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Red-necked Phalarope 1- 1st winter still very distantly on floods to South. On the Dumbles edge viewable distantly from the tower Grey Plover 40 Golden Plover 5 Red Knot 2 Sanderling 8 Little Stint 2 Curlew Sandpiper 6 Dunlin 100 Ringed Plove
30 September 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult winter Black-tailed Godwit 270 Redshank 31 Teal 180 Shoveler 78 Cormorant 11 The Holden Tower Black Tern 1 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Still on the Dumblers floods Curlew Sandpiper 4 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 150 Ringed
29 September 2012
Great Autumn Birding
The Holden Tower RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 1 (juvenile on floods) Curlew Sandpiper 6 Little Stint 3 Dunlin 250 Ringed Plover 85 Sanderling 4 Knot 24 Grey Plover 36 Golden Plover 60 Curlew 260 Merlin 1 Kestrel 1 Peregrine 1 The Zeiss Hide PECTORAL SANDPIPER 1
28 September 2012