Today's sightings
Holden Tower
A flock of 27 White-fronted Geese were on The Dumbles this morning with the Greylag and Canada flock. Also out on the floodwater were 500+ Wigeon, 50+ Golden Plover, 7 Ruff, 8 Dunlin, 10+ Shelduck, 80+ Pintail whilst a Peregrine and a Marsh Harrier.
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Kingfisher Hide
Out on the Bottom New Piece scrape were the Spotted Redshank amongst 150+ Lapwing and 4 Ruff. The Spotted Redshank has been occasionally flipping over to the Zeiss Hide when disturbed by a Peregrine so check both hides for this bird. Also on view were 5 Snipe. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was along the path to the hide and on the pool were 2 Little Grebe.
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South Lake Hide
The flock of Black-tailed Godwit numbered 295 birds this morning, but only 8 Redshank were hidden amongst them. Over 200 Lapwing are also present along with 41 Shoveler and 5 Pochard.
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Zeiss Hide
Keep an eye out for the Spotted Redshank here. Also present are 31 Dunlin, a single Ruff, 20 Redshank and several hundred Lapwing. High Tide today may push a few more birds in later this morning.
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Rushy Hide
A nice selection of ducks on the Rushy this morning giving good views including Pochard, Pintail, Tufted Duck and Shelduck. A single Redshank was with a small flock of Lapwing.
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