Latest sightings
Tranquil birding
Holden Tower Still a flock of 250 plus Curlew feeding in the pools and among the grass on the Dumbles. Also 30 juvenile Black-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel, 5 Snipe, 3 Ruff, 3 Redshank and a Greenshank in the saltmarsh puddles. All viewable with a scope from
9 September 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Red Knot 2 Common Snipe 2 Common Redshank 60 Black-tailed Godwit 192 Ruff 4 Teal 150 Shoveler 70 The Rushy Common Crane 4 (GCP) Green Sandpiper 3 The Knott Pool Spotted Flycatcher 1 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Chiffchaff
8 September 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Adult winter plumage Ruff 6 Red Knott 5 Redshank 57 Spotted Redshank 1 Greenshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 182 Common Snipe 9 Teal 450 Shoveler 45 The Holden Tower Whimbrel 2 Curlew 220 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Ruff 3 Gol
7 September 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Marsh Harrier 2 at Middle Point Buzzard 3 Black tailed Godwit 39 Curlew 270 Tack Piece Wigeon 22 Rushy Green Sandpiper 4 Zeiss Hide Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-tailed Godwit 118 Red Knot 2 Snipe 5 Ruff 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 15 Garga
6 September 2012
Today's sightings
The Knott Pool NUTCHATCH 1 About the 6th site record Garden Warbler 1 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Common Whitethroat 5 Chiffchaff 4 Blackcap 10 Reed Warbler 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 17 Red Knot 6 Ruff 5 Lapwing 197 Black-tailed Godwit 158 Sni
5 September 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Red Knott 5 Ruff 5 Spotted Redshank 5 Redshank 93 Black-tailed Godwit 200 Green Sandpiper 1 Teal 500 The Holden Tower Whimbrel 3 Sanderling 2 Dunlin 90 Ringed Plover 35 Red Knot 1 Curlew 300 Black-tailed Godwit 45 Sh
4 September 2012
Work party on South Lake today
South Lake We have a large work party cutting hay, controlling invasive non native plants, cleaning windows, clearing out the water controls, basically everything for a phase one maintenance. The birds usually move to the Top New Piece and other scrapes
4 September 2012
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-tailed Godwit 90 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 juvenile Ruff 4 juveniles and adult female Green Sandpiper 2 Spotted Redshank 1 South Lake Some of the above this morning Snipe 2 Redshank 70 Rushy Wood Sandpiper 1 Holden Tower
3 September 2012
Birdwatch morning-Wader Walk and sightings
Wader walk took in the hides so more to follow on sightings, on the estuary/Dumbles edge at high tide the following species were noted. Manx Shearwater-one at the north end of estuary basin being harried by a gull. Swift 16 south Sand Martin 10 Swallow 1
2 September 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake Wood Sandpiper 1 First winter LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Adult winter Black-tailed Godwit 264 Redshank 76 Spotted Redshank 1 Adult winter Lapwing 120 Shoveler 70 The Holden Tower Little Stint 1 Dunlin 170 Ringed Plover 85 Red Knot 1 Whimbre
1 September 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower MARSH HARRIER 1 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 170 Ringed Plover 80 Red Knot 3 Whimbrel 3 Curlew 360 Greenshank 1 Peregrine 1 Little Egret 10 Wheatear 3 The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 186 Redshank 78 Common Sandpiper 1
31 August 2012
Today's sighting-Snow Geese
Lesser Snow Geese- a flock of thirteen arrived from high and the north at 0740 and began circling the reserve. They dropped down onto the Top New Piece and fed for a while hence the distant image taken from the Holden Tower. Soon after the flock flew off
30 August 2012
Today's sightings
The South Lake No sign of the spotted crake today but it did show well yesterday evening. The Zeiss Hide LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Black-tailed Godwit 210 Ruff 8 Greenshank 1 Redshank 10 Snipe 35 Ringed Plover 10 Wigeon 5 Teal 120 The Tack Piece WOOD SANDPI
29 August 2012
Spotted Crake viewing attempts this evening and tommorow morning (WWT Members only and free)
Meet in the car park at 6.50pm for a 7.00pm-8.00pm search for this bird. Spotted Crakes tend to show at dawn and dusk or in the rain. Early opening for WWT members 0730am to South Lake Observatory-Holden Tower-Robbie Garnett and Rushy Hides only, the res
28 August 2012
Latest sightings - spotted crake
Spotted Crake on the South lake JSLees The South Lake SPOTTED CRAKE 1 1st winter showed several time this am feeding at the back of the scrape. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 Adult in winter plumage Black-tailed Godwit 230 Redshank 75 Lapwing 110 Shoveler 78
28 August 2012