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Sunshine and showers, tail end of winter and more spring signs

Sunshine and showers, tail end of winter and more spring signs

Holden Tower Lapwing are displaying over the Dumbles 200 Golden Plover 300 Dunlin 140 Little Stint 2 Peregrine 1 Barn Owl hunting seawall to South. Wigeon 90 Pied Wagtail 9 Little Grebe and Ferruginous Duck female on pool adjacent among the Wigeon/Tufted

1 March 2015

Geese and Ferruginous still

Geese and Ferruginous still

White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece, taken by ©Michael Colquhoun The Rushy Ferruginous Duck 1 Female showing well Tufted Duck 80 Pochard 50 Pintail 147 Bewick's Swan 54 The Tack Piece Marsh Harrier 1 White-fronted Goose 164 Pink-footed Goose 2 Greylag

28 February 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The Tack Piece Pink-footed Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 150 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 40 Common Crane 2 Ruff 2 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 150 Avocet 2 The Rushy Bewick’s Swan 130 Ferruginous Duck 1 female again yesterday afternoon arrived about 16.35 The

26 February 2015

Geese & Swans still

Geese & Swans still

The Tack Piece Pink-footed Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 159 Wigeon 300 Shoveler 40 Common Crane 2 Black-tailed Godwit 150 Peregrine 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 130 Ferruginous Duck 1 female again yesterday afternoon The Holden Tower Knot 2 Ruff 2 Redshank 9

25 February 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

The Zeiss Hide Avocet 3 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 130 Pintail 150 The Tack Piece Common Crane 2 Wigeon 200 Shoveler 25 Black-tailed Godwit 150 The South Lake Oystercatcher 4 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Dunlin 1000 Lapwing 600

24 February 2015

Today's sightings- tidal flooding creates perfect feeding

Today's sightings- tidal flooding creates perfect feeding

Holden Tower The Dumbles is busy with wading birds, flocks of over 1200 Golden Plover, 800 Lapwing and 1000 Dunlin were present before the tide around 0900hrs. More may have arrived to roost and feed here through the day. Lesser numbers of Wigeon are pres

23 February 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower Pool just east of the tower (these also birds viewable from Knott Hide) Ferruginous Duck female to 11.40am when it flew off toward the grounds Gadwall 4 Wigeon 80 Teal 30 Female Teal-image by Senior Reserve Warden-Martin Long Ground Pool (lo

22 February 2015

High Tides and Harrier.

High Tides and Harrier.

Very Big tide this morning and last night. Dumbles look great. Holden Tower Barnacle 60 Canada Goose 226 Wigeon 500 Shoveler 12 Lapwing 670 Golden Plover 1400 Dunlin 1600 Little Stint 1 Redshank 6 Crane 7 (Lots of activity again here and in the Tack Piec

21 February 2015

Big tide today, even bigger tommorrow.

Big tide today, even bigger tommorrow.

This mornings high tide has left the Dumbles looking great. Holden Tower Barnacle 190 Canada Goose 226 Wigeon 560 Shoveler 6 Lapwing 670 Golden Plover 1400 Dunlin 1560 Redshank 12 Crane 7 (Lots of activity here and in the Tack Piece Peregrine 1 Meadow Pi

20 February 2015

Today's sightings-very high tides/tide times and info

Today's sightings-very high tides/tide times and info

Tides Over the next few days we have some very high tides forecast with three over 10 metres at Sharpness. The salt pasture and saltmarsh area know as the Dumbles should flood on Friday 20 (0851hrs), Saturday 21 (0934hrs) and Sunday 22 February (1015hrs)

19 February 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Holden Tower Ferruginous Duck female was on the pool immediately E of the tower. It often hides in the reeds or under the willows. It was reported here yesterday and has probably been visiting this pond from before the weekend. This is where the Ferrugin

18 February 2015

Today's sightings

Today's sightings

Brilliant sunshine here today, lots of birds singing around the site including Song Thrush, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Wren and Robin. Holden Tower/Tack Piece Peregrine 2 Little Stint 4 Dunlin 500 (most on the estuary at 0830) Black-tailed Godwit 58

17 February 2015

Today's sightings-large wintering flocks

Today's sightings-large wintering flocks

Holden Tower (wader flocks also visiting the Tack Piece and Top New Piece) Peregrine male hunting waders, female sitting in the tallest trees. Golden Plover 1100 Lapwing 2000 Barnacle Goose 190 Oystercatcher 2 Little Stint 3 at least,  feeding around th

16 February 2015

Today's sightings-1000's of wintering birds

Today's sightings-1000's of wintering birds

Holden Tower/Tack Piece Lots of movement between the above areas. Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Merlin 1 hunting Meadow Pipits Little Stint 3 Black-tailed Godwit 50 on Tack Piece (few moulting into breeding plumage) Curlew 40 on the Tack Piece Redshank 1 Lapwing

15 February 2015

More rain more birds

More rain more birds

A little rain over the past 48 hours has really freshened up the reserve causing big increases in both Waders and Ducks Holden Tower Just great birding from here. Barnacle Wigeon 260 Pochard 12 Tufted Duck 115 (Long Ground Pool) Lapwing 1300 Golden Plover

14 February 2015