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Bright weather and a high tide.
Holden Tower The high tide just about came over the northern edge of the Dumbles so a great opportunity for some counts. Whitefronted Goose 38 showing well in the Tack Piece Canada Goose 640 a massive count for here, not everybody's favourite but they are
16 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2016
2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 6 Siskin - south route 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Blackcap - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital November bird
16 November 2016
Today's Sightings
Whooper Swan Mute Swan Teal Wigeon Golden Plover Curlew Ruff Dunlin Black-tailed Godwit Peregrine Marsh Harrier Snipe Pintail Barn Owl Cranes x4 at Friends Hide
16 November 2016
Recent Sightings
Snipe Cr. Russ Myners British Steel Hide and Grounds Black-Headed Gull 55 Little Egret 4 Lapwing 97 Wigeon 177 Tufted Duck 20 Pintail 2 Shelduck 40 Pochard 1 Mallard 57 Kingfisher 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Buzzard 1 Mistle Thrush 7 Song Thrush 3 Redwing 1 Bullfinc
15 November 2016
Super moon, great tides
Lapwing, Dunlin and a Ruff Very high tides and ever increasing wader and wildfowl numbers hint at the spectacle to come. The Dumbles and Top New Piece are particularly busy with birds. A visit to the Zeiss Hide and Holden Tower was very rewarding. Rushy
15 November 2016
Latest Highlights
Apologies for the lack of updates recently, normal service has now returned. Jam packed with wildfowl as many species continue to arrive as the weather gets colder across continental Europe. Recent counts produced 1910 Teal, 1010 Wigeon and 221 Shelduck.
15 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 15/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Eurasian Teal 74 Mistle thrush (footpath) 3 Northern Lapwing 34 Eurasian curlew 30 Herring gull 2 Black-headed gull 20 Shelduck 6 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 4 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Dunnock 2 Robin 1 Great tit 4 Other b
15 November 2016
Latest Sightings - 15th November
Still very mild here ,and the sun is out again. It doesn't really feel like winter yet, but we have had some rain and the avenues are a bit wet underfoot. The bright super-moon has meant that a lot of the Whooper Swans left the reserve during the night
15 November 2016
Swan Count
Main Lagoon as the swans started to fly out Thousands of swans are back now for the winter, with a particularly high November count:- WWT Welney: Whooper swan - 4262 Bewick's swan - 305 Ouse Washes total: Whooper swan
15 November 2016
Today's Sightings
Whooper Swan 4262 Bewicks Swan 305 Teal Wigeon Lapwing Pochard Barn Owl Crane
15 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2016
1 Bittern - main lake between Dulverton and WWf hides 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - South route 4 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - entrance lake November bird highlights: Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, Cur
15 November 2016
Today's Highlights
A great variety of birds today Great white egret-2 on Lady Fen Little egret Grey herons Marsh harriers-4 female Sparrowhawk Kestrel Peregrine Short-eared owl Golden plover Lapwing Pintail Wigeon Pochard Cranes-2 flying North Ruff Dunlin Fieldfare Barn owl
14 November 2016
Reserve count (WeBS)
Lapwing flock by Georgette Taylor Today our reserve team headed out onto the reserve to conduct the Wetland Bird Survey or WeBS Count for November, highlights included great white egret, ruff, golden plover and marsh
14 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 14/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Kestrel 1 Lapwing 3 Shelduck 2 Eurasian teal 66 Song thrush 1 Curlew 27 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Redwing 12 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 2 Bullfinch 12 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Willow tit 1 Blue tit 9 Coal tit 5 Robin 3 Dunnock 1
14 November 2016
Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2016
1 Bittern - main lake - second reedbed channel from the Headley Hide 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 8 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Pintail - grazing marsh 6 Siskin - wildside 2 Stonechat - wader scrape November bird highl
14 November 2016