Latest sightings
Sightings and news to week ending 23 February
An ongoing record of what's been seen around the reserve.
17 February 2025
Sightings and news to week ending 16 February 2025
15 FebruaryZeiss Hide Out on the scrape there was 1 male Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 201 Teal, 2 Oystercatcher, 76 Shelduck, at least 183 Wigeon, 1 lone Lapwing, a Reed Bunting singing and 3 Roe Deer.Estuary TowerFrom the Estuary Tower there were 16 Teal, 31
9 February 2025
Sightings and news to week ending 9 February
9 FebruaryA similar report to previous days with wintering birds all very settled in their routines. The Glossy Ibis continues to visit the field East of the car park, north side of the road, please do not enter the fields or go beyond no entry or access
3 February 2025
End of January to week ending 2 February sightings and news.
2 FebruaryEstuary TowerOver the high and ebb tide there were two Little Stint and a Ringed Plover with Dunlin on the Dumbles scrape and islands. Buzzard, Marsh Harrier and Peregrine all noted here. Three Cranes (Oakie/Sherbert and juvenile) fed on the Dum
27 January 2025
January WeBS, WinGS and sightings for the week ending 26 January
26 JanuaryAt least 72 Bewick's Swans at dawn with the now-paired Whooper Swans.At least one Little Stint on the Tack Piece from Estuary Tower plus an immature Peregrine, with Marsh Harrier and Great Egret viewable distantly to the North. A flock of 25 Rus
21 January 2025
Sightings and news to the week ending 19 January 2025
19 January The continuing winter visitors remain on site, the drake Green-winged Teal on the Top New Piece, 2cy Spoonbill on the South Lake, two Whooper Swans with 68 Bewick's Swans and a Little Stint on the Dumbles scrape. 1000s of birds remain on the re
13 January 2025
Sightings and news to the week ending 12 January 2025
97 species of bird noted in our recording area since New Year's Day 12 JanuarySpinney WoodTreecreeper calling. South LakeNo sign of the Spoonbill today.Busy with ducks (Pochard, Tufted, Pintail, Shoveler, Teal, Mallard and Gadwall) on the ice free area of
5 January 2025
Sightings and news week ending 5 January 2025
5 January 2025Following a night of sleet and snow the visibility was lost for a time when warmer air arrived, misty conditions hampered the early morning viewing with a subsequent overcast day to follow. Many areas remain covered in ice, some species of w
2 January 2025
Sightings and news to the year end- 31 December 2024
*Please note that we may have access restrictions on the site later today and New Years Day*Very strong winds are forecasted so the South Finger, Spinney Wood/Zeiss Hide and Riverlife area may be closed for a time, if conditions worsen then we may have to
31 December 2024
Sightings for the week ending 22 December 2024
A running daily list of sightings for the week ending the 22 December.
10 December 2024
Sightings for the week ending 15 December 2024
A running daily list of sightings for the week ending the 15 December.
8 December 2024
Colour-ringed Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit information
Previous sightings informationGodwit sightings Bird #1date and locationCr-rings: OG-WZadultProject started in 1999Tómas G. Gunnarsson, Böðvar Þórisson,Pete Potts, Ruth Croger, Jenny Gill and José Alves. South Iceland Research Centre University of Ic
5 December 2024
The Tack Piece is 'alive'
Following on form Storm Bert where an extreme amount of rain fell from the sky, we have had high water levels across the fields. If possible we save the full flood of the Tack Piece for around the winter solstice but it has flooded earlier this winter per
1 December 2024
Sightings for the 29th of November
A lovely day today for birds today sightings included a Green-winged Teal and a Coal Tit.
29 November 2024
Snow and sleet after the mild, dry spell.
The long run of dry and mild weather ended with our first snow and sleet of the winter, it hasn't settled in the Severn Vale but the white blanket can be seen at elevation on the hills of the Forest of Dean and Cotswolds. A few notable species recorded ov
19 November 2024