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Today's sightings
A lovely sunny morning with plenty of birds around including the returning Spotted Redshank and at least 2 Knot with 222 Black-tailed Godwits. As the day progresses the Tack Piece comes alive with Wigeon, Teal, Lapwing and Curlew. Holden Tower Th
11 January 2017
Knot a bad hide round
South Lake Returning waders on the wader scrape was a welcome sight, at least 27 Red Knot and 150 Black-tailed Godwit were roosting and feeding with the Lapwing flock. The Red Knot has a rather misleading name at this time of year. All of these birds are
10 January 2017
Waders returning after the freeze up
Thick fog prevented viewing first thing this morning fortunately it did clear enough to allow bird watching by 0930am but descended once again late afternoon. It was great to see the waders returning after the repeatedly cold, frosty days last week. Wade
8 January 2017
Saturday Sightings- Pink footed goose and ruff
A cloudy day with patches of fog made visibility difficult but the following birds were noted this morning: Rushy Pen: Pink footed goose- adult present with the greylags although rather mobile today. Bewick's swan 142 Dunlin 1 Little Stint 1 Redshank 1 Ho
7 January 2017
Warming up
After a cold few days we've seen a rise in the temperatures today, although not enough overnight to clear all the ice and much of the reserve was still frozen this morning. By early afternoon the Tack Piece was filling up with birds with around 1000 Wig
6 January 2017
Even colder
Much of the reserve is frozen this morning and has pushed a lot of birds off to the river and other unfrozen areas. The Rushy and part of the South Lake remain ice free and full of birds. Lapwing on ice 4th January
5 January 2017
Today's highlights
We had another cold night so many ponds and the fields were frozen meaning less waders about the reserve. Highlights today included... Two Bitterns at the South Finger, one near Kingfisher Hide the other from Van de Bovenkamp Hide. Little Stint on the Rus
3 January 2017
Happy New Year
The following species were noted today... Mute Swan Bewick's Swan- 122 at the roost E. White-fronted Geese- remained in the Stall House field all day. Greylag Goose Canada Goose Barnacle Goose Shelduck Eurasian Wigeon- 1100 including a leucistic bird on t
1 January 2017
High hopes for Bitterns again
Bittern Two birds have shown on and of all week from any of the South Finger and Zeiss hides definitely worth spending some time around the area. One seen from Kingfisher hide at 11.00. Followed by many sightings of two birds through the day. Holden Towe
31 December 2016
Bittern bonanza
Its been a great few days for Bittern sightings on the South Finger, with birds seen from Zeiss Hide, Kingfisher Hide and the Van de Bovenkamp Hide. At least two birds have been seen this morning so if you're visiting now the fog has cleared be sure to
30 December 2016
It's cold outside
A rather cold morning and the majority of the reserve is frozen, although there is still some open water on the South Lake and Long Ground Pool, the latter viewed from the Holden Tower. Lapwing roosting on the ice at South
28 December 2016
Highlights for 27 December
Lapwings over South Lake Late news for yesterday included the following highlights... The Dark-bellied Brent Goose was still with the Canada Goose flock on the Dumbles. A count of 221 Curlew on the mudflats was of note. The regular Little Stint was feed
28 December 2016
Awash with waders
Its a lovely sunny Boxing Day with clear blue skies and a reserve full of birds, not least the Tack Piece and New Piece fields. Zeiss Hide A great display from the Peregrines this morning causing chaos amongst the birds. Ducks include around 400 Wigeon,
26 December 2016
A Wigeon revival
Flock of Eurasian Wigeon taking flight by David White Wigeon Somewhat lower numbers of Wigeon over the past week but a real return to form today. At least 4000 birds in impressive flocks at the Robbie Garnett, Holden
24 December 2016
Busy Peregrines
At least two Peregrines have been busy this morning, especially in front of the Zeiss Hide where most of the waders are taking shelter from the strong winds we're experiencing today. The Peregrines are putting thousands of birds into the skies, a specta
23 December 2016