Sightings - Llanelli
Recent Sightings (9th-12th Dec)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the hide have included c.400 Oystercatchers (estuary), 182 Lapwing, c.450 Black-tailed Godwits, 58 Knot, 87 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank and 3 Redshank. Wildfowl counts include 118 Wigeon, 62 Mallard, 4 Teal, 11 Shoveler, 1 P
12 December 2017
Recent Sightings (6th-8th Dec)
British Steel Hide A run of early high tides have brought in good numbers of waders onto the saline lagoons recently. Counts of c.800 Dunlin, c.450 Redshank, c.500 Curlew, c.710 Black-tailed Godwits, 13 Greenshank, c.500 Knot (estuary), c.300 Oystercatche
8 December 2017
Recent Sightings (2nd-5th Dec)
British Steel Hide Estimates of wader numbers on the estuary have included 2000 Knot, 100 Black-tailed Godwits and 380 Dunlin. Pintail numbers on the estuary have increased to 358. Waders and wildfowl on the lagoons have included 3 Greenshank, 48 Lapwi
5 December 2017
Recent Sightings (29th Nov-1st Dec)
British Steel and Michael Powell Hides Low tides have meant that waders numbers on the lagoons have been somewhat low. Counts of 59 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 10 Redshank and a Black-tailed Godwit have been taken from the hide. Wildfowl have includ
1 December 2017
Recent Sightings (afternoon of the 24th-28th Nov)
British Steel Hide Waders from the British Steel Hide recently have included 105 Black-tailed Godwits, 41 Lapwing, 86 Dunlin, 10 Redshank, 6 Greenshank, a Spotted Redshank and a Curlew. The Spoonbill is still a regular on the lagoons. Wildfowl have inclu
28 November 2017
Recent Sightings (22nd-24th Nov)
British Steel Hide A 1st winter Spoonbill was seen on the saline lagoons on the 24th as well as a Water Pipit. Waders have included 107 Lapwing, 24 Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Snipe and 1 Dunlin. Wildfowl have included 2 Shelduck, 26 W
24 November 2017
Recent Sightings (18th-21st Nov)
Female Bullfinch. Russ Myners. Millenium Wetlands Although the weather may seem a bit bleak, there is still so much bird life to see! A Goldeneye was spotted briefly on the Deep Water Lake. Our ponds and lakes are hos
21 November 2017
Recent Sightings (15th-17th)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the hide include 436 Black-tailed Godwits, 247 Dunlin, 11 Greenshank, 17 Redshank, 300+ Lapwing, 3 Curlew and 2 Spotted Redshank. Wildfowl have included 82 Greylag Geese, c.200 Shelduck, 36 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 2 Pintail,
17 November 2017
Recent Sightings (11th-14th Nov)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel hide have included c.300 Black-tailed Godwits, c.300 Knot, 18 Dunlin, 19 Redshank, 9 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 54 Lapwing and a Curlew. Counts of wildfowl included a Mute Swan, 11 Greylag Gees
14 November 2017
Recent Sightings (Nov 8th- 10th)
British Steel Hide Wader counts from the British Steel hide include 797 Black-tailed Godwits, 450 Knot, 250 Dunlin, 10 Greenshank, 54 Lapwing, a Snipe and 2 Spotted Redshanks. On the wildfowl front, there were counts of 73 Wigeon, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Ge
10 November 2017
Recent Sightings (4th- 7th Nov)
British Steel Hide Plenty of wader action on the saline lagoons recently with large numbers of birds roosting during times of high tide. Approximate counts of 1100 Black-tailed Godwits, 350 Curlew, 230 Redshank and 200 Knot, 2 Greenshank, 30 Lapwing and
7 November 2017
Recent Sightings (1st - 3rd November)
Great White Egret. Russ Myners British Steel Hide A Great White Egret was spotted on Wednesday, along with c.300 Black-tailed Godwit, c.70 Knot, 6 Dunlin and 41 Cormorants. Also counted were ducks including 20 Wigeon,
3 November 2017
Recent Sightings (27th-31st Oct)
Long-tailed Tit. Russ Myners. British Steel Hide A recent count from the British Steel Hide has shown 350 Black-tailed Godwit, a wading species that has also been seen from the Observatory hide
31 October 2017
Recent Sightings (25th- 26th Oct)
British Steel Hide Little to report on the wader front from the hide, but 26 Lapwing were roosting on the saline lagoons on the 26th and times of higher tides are sure to bring some waders on to the pools. There seems to have been a big influx in Thrushes
26 October 2017
Recent Sightings (21st- 24th Oct)
British Steel Hide Unfortunately only a few sightings from the hide recently due to a lack of reports but birds seen from the hide have included 310 Black-tailed Godwits, 182 Curlew, 6 Greenshank, 12 Tufted Ducks, 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 5 Sheldu
24 October 2017