a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Grey heron 16 Shoveler 17 Redshank 2 Shelduck 18 Northern lapwing 21 Coot 1 Great black-backed gull 1 Eurasian teal 4 Eurasian wigeon 1 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher 1 Eurasian wigeon 4 Eurasian curlew 25 Hawthorn Wood Siskin 9
13 February 2017
202 Shoveler - marsh, scrape 3 Bittern - main lake, resr lagoon p.m. 2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Water Pipit - scrape 1 Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter - marsh 8 Pintail - marsh, main lake January/early February bird highlights: Bittern, Firecrest, Brent Goo
13 February 2017
Holden Tower The Lapland Bunting put in a number of appearances between 0830am to 1.30pm at least. It was initially with 6 Skylark around the Dumbles scrape before moving out onto the grassier areas, it showed again many times with a mobile flock of 40+
12 February 2017
2 Shelduck - main lake 7 Pintail - main lake 2 Bittern - main lake N and S shore 15 Redwing - Q.E.W 1 Stonechat - marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital January/early February bird hig
12 February 2017
All hides remain open apart from Allport hide, water on path towards reedbed hide so wellies advised. Sightings so far today: Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag goose Gadwall Goldeneye Pochard Shelduck Shoveler Teal Tufted duck Wigeon Cormorant Little
12 February 2017
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-headed Gull - 62 Northern Lapwing - 62 Mallard - 20 Common Shelduck - 14 Northern Shoveler - 12 Grey Heron - 10 Eurasian Teal - 6 Herring Gull - 5 Goosander - 1 Eurasian Curlew - 1 Great Black-backed Gull - 1 Saline
12 February 2017
Rushy There were 143 Bewicks here this morning which included 4 new adults that flew out on the feed. These are probably Somerset wintering birds gathering with the main flock prior to migrating. The wader flock has been great here with several hundred L
11 February 2017
Bewick's Swans - Friends Whooper Swans Mute Swans Greylag Geese Canada Geese Egyptian Goose Ruff - Friends Lapwing Black-tailed Godwit Barn Owl Buzzard x2 Marsh Harrier x3 Common Gull Great black-backed Gull Black-headed Gull Great Tit Pied Wagtail Kingfi
11 February 2017
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 16 Shoveler - 22 Teal - 46 Mallard - 71 Lapwing - 40 Curlew - 32 Redshank - 10 Great Black-backed Gull - 1 Herring Gull - 16 Black-headed Gull - 111 Saline Lagoon Wigeon - 10 Mallard - 53 H
11 February 2017
A cold but dry morning on the reserve with plenty of Barnacle Geese around. There is one all-white leucistic Barnacle Goose in amongst them and also a white-necked hybrid at the Avenue Tower to keep an eye out for. The Corner Field is busy with Black-tail
11 February 2017
2 Shelduck - main lake 3 Bittern - main lake North shore, reservoir lagoon 21 Redwing - Q.E.W 5 Fieldfare - Q.E.W 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon January/early February bird highlights: Bittern, Firecrest, Brent Goose, She
11 February 2017
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary Brent geese 20, Shelduck 150, Black-tailed godwit 5, Oystercatcher 250, Curlew 25, Redshank 40, Dunlin 7, Lesser black-backed gull 2, Black-headed gull 25.
10 February 2017
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Mute swan 2 Shelduck 14 Shoveler 16 Teal 27 Wigeon 2 Lapwing 40 Curlew 4 Saline Lagoon Curlew 5 Common snipe 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Willow tit 2 Coal tit 10 Bullfinch 21 Siskin 6 Goldfinch 4 Greenfinch 6
10 February 2017
Great White Egret Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Coot 28 Moorhen 3 Mallard 14 Black-tailed Godwit c60 Mute Swan 3 Shelduck 18 Tufted Duck 12 Teal 9 Pochard 3 Buzzard 1 Red Kite 1 Hen Harrier 1 (Male) Curlew 1 Cor
10 February 2017
2 Bittern - main lake north shore, sheltered lagoon 2 Shelduck - main lake 5 Pintail - main lake 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh January/early February bird highlights: Bittern, Firecrest, Brent Goose, Jack Snipe, Black-Tailed
10 February 2017