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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
Bonxie
A Great Skua was a surprise this morning, first seen over the seawall at the Top New Piece buzzing ducks before turning tail and heading out over the Dumbles to the river, making it as far up as Mid Point before turning again and flying downstream and eve
7 December 2018
Internet connectivity issues
We're currently experiencing internet connectivity issues on site and therefore apologise for the lack of recent updates. We're hoping for service to be restored by Thursday 13 December.
7 December 2018
Today's sightings 07/12/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake shelduck 9 Water rail (from Paddy Fleming hide) Common snipe 2 Teal 2 Saline lagoon Teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker (female) Great tit 8 Blue tit 6 Coal tit 2 Willow tit Bullfinch 7 Chaffinch Robin 2 Greenfinch 6 Oth
7 December 2018
Brambling and Chaffinches feeding on the Alder seed
(male Brambling photographed by Shirley Bain) 1 Brambling - sheltered lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Yellow-Legged Gull - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 6 Snipe - marsh, scrape 1
7 December 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Canada goose Barnacle goose Pink-footed goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Teal Pochard Cormorant Coot Moorhen Great egret Little egret Black-tailed godwit Redshank (x2) Snipe (x3) Lapwing Golden plover Great bla
6 December 2018
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide The Top New Piece remains the place to be but with flocks very flighty in the wind. Totals included around 1000+ Lapwing, 23 Golden Plover, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 150+ Dunlin (inc bird with leucistic head pattern), 15 Redshank, 18 Ruff, 27 Pi
6 December 2018
3 Shelduck on our main lake
3 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Great White Egret - flew over heading South West 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 7 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck, Goldeney
6 December 2018
Some counts and scarce birds
Mostly rain on Wednesday and light winds. A compilation of the last couple of days sightings. This mornings count produced just under 6000 Pink-footed Geese and 807 Whooper Swan. Some recent waste root crop deliveries on Top Mere have undoubtedly encourag
5 December 2018