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todays sightings
Rushy Bewicks Swan just 6 left this morning Lesser Scaup 1 ad female Pintail Still around 40. Robbie Garnett Hide Redshank 18 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 26 At feeding station Water Ra [...]
9 March 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Grey Plover 6 Dunlin 45 Curlew 40 All waders on Dumbles edge at high tide Peregrine 1 Tack Piece E White-fronted Geese 81 (42 left last night) Bewick's Swan [...]
8 March 2012
Today's sightings
The Zeiss Hide Ruff 10 Dunlin 85 Lapwing 50 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Wigeon 200 Great-crested Grebe 2 Buzzard 2 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 140 Peregrine 1 The Rush [...]
6 March 2012
Today's sightings
Rushy Lesser Scaup 1 female (this bird was on the Tack Piece yesterday) Bewick's Swan 50 Pochard 45 (adult Mediterranean Gull yesterday) Holden Tower Peregrine 1 E White-fron [...]
5 March 2012
Today's sightings- Kingfishers
South Lake Kingfishers- last Wednesday I placed some perches and faced up the bank near the Observatory. This was to attract Kingfisher closer to the hide. This morning a pair were together and us [...]
4 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Rushy Bewicks Swan 118 overnight Pintail 240 Grey Wagtail 1 Martin Smith Hide Water Rail 1 Robbie Garnett Hide Wigeon 430 Snipe 1 Curlew 4 Oystercatcher 3 Water Rail [...]
3 March 2012
Today's sightings
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 80 The Holden tower Goosander 3 male and 2 females The 100 Acre Marsh Harrier 1 [...]
1 March 2012
Today's sightings
Sinensis or Continental Cormorant. One of at least 4 on the South lake currently JSLees WWT The Knott Pool Lesser Scaup 1 female The Rushy Bewick's Swan 111 The Holden Tower [...]
29 February 2012
Today's sightings
Rushy Lesser Scaup female still present among the reducing numbers of diving duck. Bewick's Swans- A total of 74 counted so far this morning, we have a group of birds that have been leaving [...]
27 February 2012
Today's sightings
Rushy Bewick's Swan 170+ still present Lesser Scaup female Holden Tower E White-fronted Geese 175 Barnacle Goose 128 Egyptian Goose 1 Barnacle x Canada 1 South Lake (Hogart [...]
26 February 2012
Great sunshine and a real spring feel.
Holden Tower Whitefronted Goose 274 Greylag 12 pale continental birds were on the sea wall south of the tower. Egyptian Goose 1 Dunlin 500 Oystercatcher 2 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Great [...]
25 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Holden Tower and Robbie Garnett Hide High tide this morning and a little sunshine. Whitefronted Goose 243. After 3 days out of sight to the north good to see there is still a good number here. [...]
24 February 2012
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Peregrine on a kill Barnacle Goose 120 Barnacle x Canada Goose 1 Egyptian Goose 1 Grey Plover 11 at high tide South Lake Ruff 4 Black-tailed Godwit 20 (6 first summe [...]
22 February 2012
Today's sightings
One of the Continental Greylag Geese Copyright JSLees WWT South Finger Continental Greylag Goose 20 The Holden Tower White-fronted Goose 17 Grey Plover 10 Dunlin 800 Curlew 40 [...]
21 February 2012
Today's sightings
Rushy Bewick's Swans 180 (none have left) Lesser Scaup female Holden Tower A rather peaceful tail end of the tide, a few Great Black-backed and other gulls. Peregrine 1 Barnacle [...]
20 February 2012