Double Richard's Pipits
Middle Point/Summer Walkway
This was the final day of opening until Spring 2020, we need to allow the area to quieten down and allow wintering birds to return to the Tack Piece and that part of the Dumbles. We managed an extended season this year as we still had various habitat creating and seasonal work tasks to complete but the wild birds are itching to get back in on the floods. We hope you enjoyed it this year with the new Slimbridge 2020 additions and access path.
A brace of Richard's Pipits was discovered on the seawall in the Goose House Ground late morning. They remained in the vicinity for the rest of the day, at times they were in the company of Meadow Pipit and Skylarks. A good way to sign off for the year.
The Dumbles
A Dark-bellied Brent Goose and 8 Pink-footed Geese were on the edge of the Dumbles with the Canada Goose flock. At least 240 Golden Plover, 350 Lapwing, 59 Dunlin, 10 Russian White-fronted Geese and the Barnacle Goose and Canada Goose flock today.
Car Park at 0745am
Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest and single White-fronted Goose over to entrance fields (probably Greenland).
Rushy Hide- 30+ each of Pintail and Pochard with the duck gathering.
Tack Piece- 18 Redshank and 15 Wigeon.
South Lake
275 Shoveler ! (at least 304 on site today, a very good count).
170 Lapwing, 7 Dunlin, 25 Snipe, 60+ Knot and 15+ Ruff within the 566 strong Black-tailed Godwit flock, 120,Teal, 11 Pochard, 6 Cormorant, 2 calling Chiffchaff, 8 Gadwall, Spotted Redshank was reported.
Top New Piece
44 Pintail, 6 Shoveler, 1000 Teal, 18 Redshank, 80 Lapwing, 320 Wigeon. 623 Black-tailed Godwit, c60 Knot and 20 Ruff to join c25 Dunlin and 2 Golden Plover late afternoon.
Bottom New Piece
22 Curlew, 13 Russian White-fronted Geese, + Snow x Bar-headed, Bar-headed Goose, 223 Barnacle Geese, 34 Greylag and 70 Canada Geese (the geese were flushed and majority of them moved to the Dumbles).
