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Water rails and green woodpecker near Scrape hide
Water rail outside the Scrape hide in the Trumpeters pen. Pic: Romney Turner Snapshot of recent sightings from around the reserves by our wardens (common species like mallards, greylag and Canadian geese an
11 December 2018
Monday sightings
Holden Tower The Great Skua was seen on the estuary again today. At least 10 Cranes and two Peregrine were also present on the Dumbles. 10 Redwing and 25 Fieldfare flew from the hedges this morning with Reed Bunting also in the same area. The Barnacle Gee
10 December 2018
Webs Count for 10th December + other sightings
Whooper swan - 63 Mute swan - 37 Canada geese - 234 Greylag geese - 418 Pink-footed geese
10 December 2018
Recent Sightings €- 10th December 2018
Count taken at low tide this morning. We've been very fortunate of late to have regular views of the Kingfisher over the Wadermarsh in the mornings. Its being seen regularly sitting on posts around the sluice area. Keep an eye out for this bird from the B
10 December 2018
Good numbers of Water Rail on this mornings survey
14 Water Rail - site count 2 Bittern - main lake North shore 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Shelduck - main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 2 Pintail - main lake 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 14 Mandarin
10 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 10/12/18
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck 1 Greater black-backed gull 1 Water rail 1 (seen from Diageo hide) Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Grey heron 1 Water rail 1 (heard from river reedbed) Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 5 Great tit 6 Coal tit 2 Willow tit 1 Bullfin
10 December 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose Taiga bean goose (x3) Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Ringed teal (escapee) Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Coot Moorhen Great egret Curlew Black-tailed godwit Ru
9 December 2018
Bonxie alert!
A Great Skua (or Bonxie) flew through the Top New Piece and passed very close to the Zeiss Hide this morning. It flushed all the birds on the flood and field and the Great Black-backed Gull roost as it headed back out. It was relocated off Frampton on S
9 December 2018
Today's sightings
Bewick's swan Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Teal Pintail Pochard Wigeon Shoveler Shelduck Tufted duck Mallard Ringed teal (Escapee) Gadwall Cormorant Coot Moorhen Great white egret Curlew Black tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Lapwing Golden plo
9 December 2018
Snipe showing well in the rain
Snipe by Romney Turner 1 Bittern - main lake North shore 3 Shelduck - main lake 6 Redwing - entrance area 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh November bird highlights: S
9 December 2018
Tawny Owl
We have a couple of pairs of Tawny Owl on site, one pair at opposite ends of the reserve. The pair near the Kingfisher Hide have been elusive, but today one bird has returned to the regular roosting site allowing visitors to get a look (through ivy) at th
8 December 2018
8th December 2018 Sightings.
Rushy At least 47 Bewick`s overnight combined With hundreds of Ducks and Geese is creating quite a spectacle on the 4pm feeds and the floodlit evening swan suppers a great time to come and see this spectacle. Some 16 Snipe along the left hand edge of the
8 December 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan Mute swan Bewick's swan at Reedbed hide Canada geese Greylag geese Pink-footed geese-14 + 4 Egyptian geese Black-tailed godwit Lapwing Golden plover Redshank Curlew Dunlin Snipe x 6 Ruff Grey heron Little egret Cormorant Moorhen Coot Wigeon T
8 December 2018
Fieldfare on site
2 Bittern - main lake North shore, middle reedbed channel 5 Pintail - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 10 Fieldfare - 4 on South route, 6 over North West 1 Buzzard - flew ov
8 December 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan Mute swan Canada geese Greylag geese Pink-footed geese x 14 White-fronted geese x 6 Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Cormorant Great egret Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Golden plover Snipe Redshank Ruff
7 December 2018