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Today's sightings
Tack Piece Common Sandpiper 1 Swallow 10 The Holden Tower Wheatear 3 Willow Warbler 3 Chiffchaff 4 Blackcap 2 The Zeiss Hide Cackling Canada Goose Avocet 2 Lapwing 20 [...]
10 April 2012
Today's sightings
Spring Landrover safari In less than ideal conditions nine of us rode out onto the reserve through the rain and wind passing groups of Shelduck on the fields. These birds are hanging around readyi [...]
9 April 2012
Today's sightings
Middle Point Short-eared owl 1 Kestrel 1 Buzzard 3 Wheatear 4 Sand Martin 96 The Holden Tower Cackling Canada Goose 1 Little-ringed Plover 1 Ringed Plover 5 Dunlin 7 Knot [...]
8 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Rushy Black Headed Gull 80 Mediteranean Gull 1 2nd summer Oystercatcher 2 Holden Tower and walkway Snow Goose 4 Teal 16 Oystercatcher 5 Little Grebe 1 Curlew 76 Grey Plover 4 [...]
7 April 2012
Todays sightings
Estuary (High Tide 08.00) Ringed Plover 12 Grey Plover 2 Curlew 42 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 120 Wheatear 1 Kestrel 2 Roe Deer 2 bucks north of viewing area. Zeiss H [...]
6 April 2012
Today's sightings-Pallid Harrier
Pallid Harrier by Martin McGill WWT 3rd April 2012 Pallid Harrier At 16.15 yesterday afternoon both Martin and I were working in the 100 Acre replacing a gate. Our attention was drawn by a Her [...]
4 April 2012
Today's sightings-Harrier
We had a great meeting with Kelly the Environmental Crime Liaison Officer from Gloucestershire Police this morning. We are very happy to form a close working relationship with the loc [...]
3 April 2012
Today's sightings
South Lake Avocet pair, now present her for 8th day. The pair are still feeding very well. Black-tailed Godwit 121 Redshank 10 Ruff 7 Oystercatcher 3 pairs Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler-many p [...]
2 April 2012
A few more migrants
The South Finger Sedge Warbler 1 Blackcap 3 Chiffchaff 3 Willow Warbler 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Middle Point Little Egret 1 only. The South lake Avocet 2 Great-crested [...]
1 April 2012
Todays sightings
South lake Black Tailed Godwit 109 Ruff 11 Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 4 Shoveler 21 Sand Martin 8 Swallow 1 Willow Warbler 1 (singing) Tack Piece (Robbie Garnett Hide) Snow Goo [...]
31 March 2012
A few new migrants
The Tack Piece LITTLE-RINGED PLOVER 1 Snow Goose 7 The South Lake SAND MARTIN 17 Ruff 2 The Zeiss Hide CONTINENTAL BLACK-TAILED GODWIT 2 Iclandic Black-tailed Godwit 118 [...]
30 March 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Curlew 1 on the estuary Canada 17 on the spartina island Lapwing 20 territorial birds on the Dumbles Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett/Stephen Kirk/Martin Smith Hides L Snow Goose [...]
29 March 2012
Today's sightings-More Geese!
The Tack Piece Snow Goose 7 (white phase) looks to be the same group of Dutch birds that were here in July 2011 Barnacle Goose 8 Greylag Goose 30 Oystercatcher 4 The Top New Piece [...]
27 March 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Cackling Canada Goose 1 Canada Goose 19 (all on spartina island) Peregrine 1 Skylark 4 pairs Lapwing 20 in 'wintering' mode and 22 in breeding mode, ie on territory [...]
26 March 2012
Today's sightings
Little Gull passage A flock of 17 to 23 flew off the estuary near to Frampton with Black-headed Gulls and headed NNE at 1330. They may have carried on migrating. At 1345 an adult was feed [...]
25 March 2012