Todays Sightings
Todays sightings
Posted on 26 December 2012 by Dave Paynter @ Slimbridge
Extensive flooding creating great birdwatching again. Roads in the area are all fine so great time to come and visit.
Robbie Garnett Hide
Fantastic birding
Bewicks Swan 45 Whitefronted Geese 98 Wigeon 300 Teal 270 Pintail 214 Lapwing 1500 Golden Plover 24 Ruff 10 Redshank 36 Black Tailed Godwit 117 (moving between here and South Lake) Dunlin 300
Holden Tower
Barnacle Goose 140 (introduced birds) Lapwing 1800 Golden Plover 900 Dunlin 1200 Peregrine 1
Zeiss Hide
Wigeon 220 Teal 1660 Green Winged Teal 1 (09.00) Shoveler 28 Raven 1 Little Egret 1 Buzzard 2
South Lake
Shoveler 75 Tufted Duck 70 Lapwing 900 Ruff 3
Rushy
Bewicks Swan Total of at least 198 overnight. Pochard 220 Pintal 78 PochardX Feruginous hybrid 1 (male)
Car Park/Arrival Area
Redpoll 35