Latest sightings
Wood Sand still &....
The Rushy Wood Sandpiper 1 Juvenile Green Sandpiper 7 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Kingfisher 1 Crane 2 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 8 Teal 25 Grey Heron 1 The South Lake Ruff 3 Redshank 59 Black-tailed Godwit 124 Lapwing 30 Gadwall 40 Great-crested Grebe 3 T
11 August 2015
Wood Sandpiper
Rushy The Wood Sandpiper that turned up yesterday is showing well here this morning along with 10 of the Green Sandpipers. A lone Crane was here as well as a Heron and 16 Teal. A Grey Wagtail usually appears around mid day as well. Robbie Garnett Hide Ano
10 August 2015
See the young crane on Safari.
Landrover Safaris (Yesterday) The two hour safaris leave at 11.00 and 14.00 today. Yesterday we had good views of the young Crane and its parents in company with a Roe Deer. Dragonflies were good in the sunshine. Emperors, Brown Hawkers, Common and Ruddy
9 August 2015
Sunny Saturday sightings
The Rushy Ruff 1 Green Sandpiper 7 Crane 1 Grey Heron 1 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 11 The South Lake Ruff 2 Redshank 66 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Lapwing 40 Common Tern 2 Great-crested Grebe 3 The Martin Smith Hide Garganey 1 Kingfisher 1 Crane 4 The Ze
8 August 2015
Fridays bird news
The Zeiss Hide Greenshank 1 Redshank 60 Black-tailed Godwit 140 Ruff 3 Dunlin 30 Lapwing 50 Teal 70 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 3 Grey Wagtail 2 The Tack Piece Green Sandpiper 11 Lapwing 10 Common Crane 2 Teal 30 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 45 Common
7 August 2015
Wild Crane fledges on our reserve!
First flight of wild young cranes in West Country for 400 years Wildlife conservationists are celebrating this week after young wild cranes took to the air in the West Country for the first time in four centuries. And it’s a double celebration, with
6 August 2015
Today's sightings
A quick hide round this morning produced the following highlights Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Ruff 3, Black-tailed Godwit 100+, Redshank 40, Dunlin 30, Snipe 2, Lapwing 40, Teal 30, Shoveler 20, Shelduck broods, Sand Martin and Swallows. South Lake Redshank
6 August 2015
Today's bird news
The Martin Smith Hide Garganey 1 juvenile Kingfisher 1 Crane 1 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 65 Redshank 37 Grey Heron 2 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 82 Ruff 2 Redshank 42 Snipe 2 Ruff 2 Little Stint 1 Dunlin 84 Green Sand
5 August 2015
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece adult Little Stint (breeding plumage) Dunlin 5 Lapwing 40 Teal 91 Snipe 3 Green Sandpiper 1 South Lake Ruff (4 adults, 2 male and two females including a small reeve) Redshank 54 Black-tailed Godwit 100+ Dunlin 20 Avocet 5 Mediter
4 August 2015
Tern up for the books
Holden Tower A breezy morning look out over the estuary revealed 100's of Black-headed Gulls feeding/roosting on the mudflats, the whole reserve was spooked by a hunting Peregrine which put up a flock of terns. Between 30-40 Arctic or Common Terns and 6 S
3 August 2015
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Ruff-2 adult males and an adult Reeve Dunlin 107 Redshank 71 Black-tailed Godwit 100+ Lapwing 80 Teal 70 South Lake Teal 5 Greylag 100 Gadwall 30 Great Crested Grebe 3 Common Tern 2 Tufted Duck and Mallards. Rushy Pen Grey Wagtai
2 August 2015
Saturdays bird news
The Holden Tower Yellow Wagtail 7 Skylark 10 Common Crane 4 Grey Heron 1 Little Egret 8 Curlew 170 Whimbrel 1 Dunlin 30 Shelduck 70 Barnacle Goose 7 The Rushy Green Sandpiper 3 The South Lake Ruff 3 Redshank 60 Black-tailed Godwit 170 Lapwing 80 Av0cet 5
1 August 2015
Fridays bird news
The Rushy Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 2 The Tack Piece Crane 4 Green Sandpiper 11 The Martin Smith Hide Garganey 1 Juvenile Green Sandpiper 2 The Holden Tower Curlew 83 Shelduck 120 The South Lake Black-tailed Godwit 104 Redshank 43 Lapwing 70 Gree
31 July 2015
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece Dunlin 115- plenty of juveniles among the breeding plumaged adults Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 8 Redshank 16 Lapwing Black-tailed Godwit 11 Ruff adult female (Reeve) and an adult male Crane 6 GCP birds flew low ove
30 July 2015
Great views of Garganey
Holden Tower Hobby - on the ground Common Crane 4 - in Spartina Grass South Lake Discovery Hide Common Tern 1 - on one of the man-made rafts Black Tailed Godwit 151 - nice flock in summer plumage Redshank 53 Ruff 1 Dunlin 1 in breeding plumage Pied Wagt
29 July 2015