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Lovely spring morning
Tack Piece Tack PieceWater levels dropping slowly but still a good selection of duck. Shelducks prospecting everywhere, Wigeon still 32 about 18 Teal the last pair of Pintail and 29 Shoveler. The Slimbridge bred crane was here and 3 others were in the Rus
14 April 2018
A warbler day
The hedgerows are full of warblers this morning, so looks like we've had a bit of an arrival overnight. The South Finger Walkway down to the Kingfisher Hide was alive with Willow Warblers - loads of them! A few Blackcap and Chiffchaff were also presen
13 April 2018
Murky Thursday
The weather has been rather miserable for a few days now, but at least today looks as though it'll stay dry is just grey and overcast. University of Bristol joined us for a dawn chorus walk this morning with several species singing despite the murk. T
12 April 2018
Sandwich Tern again
Migrants Plenty of Swallows over the pools and scrapes today, a few Sand Martin with them. A Sandwich Tern over the Severn at 0845am kept the near daily run of sightings going. A Reed Warbler was singing near the Holden Tower, Sedge Warblers were singing
10 April 2018
Seaducks
Migrants A party of four Red-breasted Mergansers on the Severn were a welcome treat, although distant from the Holden Tower in the murk two pairs of these 'sawbills' spent the morning to early afternoon on the main channel, the males were even displaying.
8 April 2018
Gulltastic
South Lake Alive with Gulls here this morning, over 600 BH Gulls many actively engaged in displays and nest building. A fantastic set of Med Gulls among them with at least one adult pair displaying on the main nesting island but a bewildering mixture of
7 April 2018
First Willow Warblers of the year
Migrants Our first Willow Warbler of 2018 was singing below the Holden Tower this morning, a second bird could be heard from the Kingfisher Hide. An increase in Chiffchaff was obvious, at least six singing birds around the site. Sand Martins were lingeri
3 April 2018
Swallows on the move
Migrants A few Swallows have been passing through this morning as well as some Sand Martins, a male Wheatear was on the Dumbles (seen distantly from Holden Tower). Three Ringed Pover, a Grey Plover and 7 Dunlin roosted over high tide. Two different secon
2 April 2018
First Osprey of the year
Migrants An Osprey passed to the West of the grounds just before 11am today, it was mobbed by gulls but carried on it's way north. Six Ringed Plover appeared on the Dumbles over high tide with a Grey Plover and 4 Dunlin. A few Chiffchaff sang about the s
1 April 2018
Dark Bellied Brent Goose
More rain and even higher flood levels around the site. Tack Piece Wigeon 244 Shoveler 32 Redshank 29 Curlew 8 Black Tailed Godwit 1 Willow Hide Water Rail 1 Reed Bunting 3 Cettis 1 singing nearby. Dumbles Whitefronts 60 Barnacle 180 Red breasted Goose 1
31 March 2018
A foggy start
A foggy start started to burn off but the cloud has returned to give a bright but overcast morning. Waders numbers seem to be on the up again with at least 394 Black-tailed Godwit and 79 Avocet on the reserve plus several displaying Lapwing and a few li
30 March 2018
Cranes are busy
Its been a busy day on the reserve with our Cranes, and a few developments amongst our pairs. Oakie who was frequently seen with Evie and Cotton seems to be re-pairing with Sherbert and Kia, leaving Evie on her own in the Tack Piece and Cotton missing i
29 March 2018
Sunshine and showers
Its been a classic Spring day - relatively mild compared to recent cold snaps, sunshine poking through a cloudy sky and the odd sharp shower including a bit of hail, and we haven't even made it to April yet. Other signs of Spring can be seen around the
28 March 2018
Mediterranean Gulls
The Jack Snipe (below) was with a Common Snipe and viewable from the hole in the wall viewing slots between Willow and Knott Hides. South Lake 326 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Avocet, 2 pairs of Oystercatcher, the Great Crested Grebe pair and 8 Pochard among
27 March 2018
First Little-ringed Plover of 2018
A Little ringed Plover arrived on the Dumbles yesterday, this species overwinters in southern Spain and Africa. This hardy individual continued to show around the scrape, this morning it was feeding on the shore of the Tack Piece flash and viewable from
26 March 2018