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Today's sightings
Holden Tower/Dumbles over high tide The 4 Cranes are still commuting between here and a field to the N, they had roosted further up the Severn at GWT Hasfield Ham last Weds/Thursday. Sa [...]
20 May 2012
Todays sightings
Holden Tower A good high tide this morning and will be even better tommorrow. Crane 4 feeding on the dumbles 08.30. Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing broods and incubating birds acrossd the Dumbles. [...]
19 May 2012
Avocet chicks found again
Avocets Fears mounted this morning when there was no sign of adults or the three young at the Holden Tower where the first ever young in Gloucestershire were hatched on wednesday. A lone [...]
18 May 2012
Today's Sightings-Phalarope
Female Red-necked Phalarope on the Top New Piece JSLees WWT Zeiss Hide RED-NECKED PHALAROPE female still present, it is a small bird and can be easy to overlook among the ducks when feeding on [...]
17 May 2012
Avocets hatch young, a first for WWT Slimbridge
Avocets with young a first glimpse The Avocets at the Holden Tower have hatched at least two young, these have left the nest and are being brooded by the parents in turn. The parents are [...]
16 May 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Black-tailed Godwit 22 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Common Crane 4 (Released birds) Twany Owl 1 Roosting by the path [...]
15 May 2012
Today's sightings-Cranes still
Two of the Somerset Common Cranes on the Tack Piece JSLees WWT Holden Tower Common Crane 4 (reintroduction birds, see yesterday sightings for more infomation) Avocet 2 Lapwing 12 Knot 10 [...]
14 May 2012
Today's sightings-Cranes!
The four Common Cranes over the Car Park! JSLees WWT Cranes 4 Common Cranes from the Great Crane Project on the Somerset levels arrived on Saturday afternoon. They were still present today fee [...]
13 May 2012
Todays Sightinng
A successful dawn chorus on a glorious morning. all the regulars featured highlights were a lot of Blackcaps, Cettis, Reed and Sedge Warblers and a brief burst fr [...]
12 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower Dunlin 70 Sanderling 11 Ringed Plover 9 Lapwing 8 Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 2 Peregrine 1 Bullfinch 2 Mid Point Little Egret 3 Grey Heron 2 Robbie Garnett Hid [...]
11 May 2012
Today's sightings-3 Garganey
100 Acre Garganey 2 Cuckoo 1 Wheatear 7 Swift 100 Zeiss Hide Garganey 1 Teal 6 Avocet 1 Little Egret 2 The Holden Tower Short-eared Owl 1 Avocet 1 Lapwing 16 Th [...]
9 May 2012
Today's sightings
South Lake Oystercatcher Two pairs with two young each. Common Tern 2 Med Gull 3 Black-tailed Godwit 20 Common Sandpiper 1 The Holden Tower Avocet 2 Whimbrel 40 Oystercatcher 2 [...]
8 May 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower over high tide 0900-0930 Curlew Sandpiper 2 Turnstone 1 Knot 1 Curlew 3 Peregrine 1 Yellow Wagtail 2 Lapwing-now four broods of chicks and still some incubating eggs. Av [...]
7 May 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower/Middle Point Curlew Sandpiper 1 Red Knot 26 Avocet 2 Bar-tailed Godwit 38 Whimbrel 7 Curlew 1 Grey Plover 1 Dunlin 159 Ringed Plover 57 Sanderling 2 Brent Goos [...]
6 May 2012
Sand Martin Day
Good migration all week and looking good for the next few days, today was dominated by Sand Martins with well over 300 feeding over all water bodies around the site. Holden Tower Brent Goose [...]
5 May 2012