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Recent Sightings (31st March-3rd April)
British Steel Hide Some 8m+ high tides have flooded the saline lagoons during the past few days leaving very few roosting spots for our waders. Despite this, there are were still a good amount to be found around the edges of the lagoons. The highest count
3 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 3rd April 2018
2 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 1 Common/Arctic Tern - over W 5 Redshank - grazing marsh 3 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake 6 Sand Martin - wader scrape 2 Blackcap - sh
3 April 2018
Today's sightings
Tree sparrow House sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Great tit Jackdaw Mute swan Whooper swan Greylag goose Wigeon Tufted duck Shelduck Shoveler duck Mallard Moorhen Coot Crane Little egret Avocet Ruff Redshank Lapwing Oystercatcher
3 April 2018
Reserve Update Tuesday 3rd April
This morning there are still a few Whooper Swans around, so if you want to see them before they head off you best get visit soon! The majority of the swans remaining are juveniles. There were a good number of Redshank and Godwits on the Folly Pond
3 April 2018
Today's Highlights
Whooper swan Mute swan Crane Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Wigeon Gadwall Goldeneye Tufted duck Pintail Pochard Teal Oystercatcher Little egret Lapwing Black-tailed godwit Coot Moorhen Great crested grebe Little grebe Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Pied
2 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/04/18
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Avocet 20 Lapwing 16 Oystercatcher 2 Common snipe 12 Grey heron 34 Teal 16 Gadwall 4 Shoveler 5 Wigeon 1 Shelduck 29 Saline Lagoon (AM, mid-tide): Curlew 1 Shelduck 14 Lapwing 2 Common snipe 2 Hawthorn Wood feeding
2 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
Wildlife sightings for 2nd April 2018
1 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 6 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Swallow - main lake 5 Sand Martin - main lake, wader scrape
2 April 2018
Migrants
Despite the cool temperatures a few new birds for the spring were seen on Saturday in the form of Sand Martin, Swallow and Blackcap. As well the Bittern was still booming and one was seen in flight from Harrier Hide on Saturday morning, also a male
1 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
Today's Highlights
Mute swan Bewick's swan Whooper swan Barn owl Short-eared owl Cranes x 2 Great white egret x 4 Reed bunting Coot Moorhen Mallard Greylag geese Cormorant Shoveler Wigeon Gadwall Avocet Oystercatcher Tree sparrow Goldfinch Robin Goldeneye Black-tailed godwi
1 April 2018
Wildlife sightings for 1st April 2018
1 Wheatear (male) - grazing marsh (p.m.) 3 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 5 Redshank - wader scrape 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Rock Pipit - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 3 Chiffchaff
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
Latest Sightings - Saturday 31st March - Avocets, Golden Plover & Black-wits
The two Avocets are on the Folly Pond again today, very close to the Folly Pond hide at 10am. They have been behaving territorially around the small island at the back of the pond so fingers crossed they hang around. Just 22 Whooper Swans on the re
31 March 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Greylag Pink-footed goose Egyptian goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Tufted duck Goldeneye Great crested grebe Cormorant Coot Moorhen Crane (x2) Grey heron Great egret (x4) Little egret Oyster
31 March 2018