Latest sightings
Fridays bird news
The Rushy Bewick's Swan 205 Pochard 180 Tufted Duck 360 Pintail 220 The Tack Piece/Dumbles Lapwing 2800 Golden Plover 500 Dunlin 900 Redshank 10 Ruff 2 Curlew 50 Shelduck 80 Wigeon 1000 Teal 300 Shoveler 30 Barnacle Goose 190 Peregrine 2 Buzzard 2 Marsh H
13 February 2015
Goshawk showing well
The Zeiss Hide GOSHAWK 1 adult female showing very well hunting wildfowl and sitting in bushes. Teal 500 Wigeon 600 Grey Heron 1 Water Rail 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 211 The Willow Hide Water Rail 1 Reed Bunting 2 The Holden Tower Peregrine 2 The Tack Pie
12 February 2015
Today's sightings
Image-Senior Warden, M.J.McGill Misty start to the day hampering viewing but cleared away for a bright, sunny day. Holden Tower Bullfinch-4 (2 male, 2 female) along path to Holden Tower, feeding on buds. Peregrine on the Dumbles. Wigeon 300 Tack Piece Go
9 February 2015
Todays Sightings
White-fronted Goose 178 Pinkfoot 1 Canada Goose 72 Barnacle Goose 178 Wigeon 770 Lapwing 220 Dunlin 165 Little Stint 1 Peregrine 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Meadow Pipit 56 Robbie Garnett Hide Crane 6 Golden Plover 167 Lapwing 410 Dunlin 276 Redshank 1 Ruff 1 Blac
8 February 2015
Saturdays sighting's
Most of the reserve pools and scrapes are frozen. The Tack Piece Common Crane 2 Little Stint 3 Dunlin 250 Pintail 150 Teal 200 The South Finger Little Grebe 1 Cetti's Warbler 3 Treecreeper 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker 1 The Rushy Bewick's Swan 217 Pintail 2
7 February 2015
Cold and sunny birding
South Lake Female Ferruginous Duck 1 Pochard 150 Tufted Duck 350 Shoveler 40 Gadwall 15 Teal 200 Black-Tailed Godwit 40 Great-Crested Grebe 1 South Finger Water Rail 1 Tack Piece Little Stint 3 Dunlin 250 Lapwing 400 Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2
6 February 2015
Thursdays sighting's
South Lake Female Ferruginous Duck 1 Pochard 90 Tufted Duck 350 Black-Tailed Godwit 30 Great-Crested Grebe 1 South Finger Tree creeper 2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker 1 Goldcrest 1 Water rail 1 Tack Piece Little Stint 3 Godwit 80 Dunlin 400 Lapwing 400 Holde
5 February 2015
Today's sightings-partially iced up.
South Lake Lots of wildfowl here today as the deep lake is unfrozen. Ferruginous Duck female under the willows to left of hide Pink-footed Goose 1st winter with Greylag Geese. Crane 2 Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Barnacle Goose 190 White-fronted Goose-some fl
3 February 2015
Stoat on ice
Zeiss Hide Stoat was below in the reed bed, it was sliding and jumping about on the ice. A Wren and Cetti's Warbler came over to mob it. Teal 70 Lapwing 300 Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Barnacle Goose 190 Fox 3 Great Crested Grebe 1 Tack Piece Pintail 200 T
2 February 2015
Bird Festival 2
The Tack Piece Black-tailed Godwit 200 Ruff 7 Little Stint 3 Lapwing 2000 Golden Plover 100 Dunlin 600 Wigeon 1400 Teal 400 Shoveler 40 Common Crane 6 Redshank 15 Peregrine 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Pink-footed Goose 2 White-fronted Goose 169 Roe Deer 3 The Zeis
1 February 2015
Festival of Birds day 1 & Bird Race winners!
The winner of our adult Bird Race Dean Reeves with 72 species won the first prize worth £200 The winners of the junior Bird Race Bryn Lewis (8) and Robert Lewis (14) with 72 species won them the £60 prize. Thanks to Rare Bird Alert for donating the
31 January 2015
Friday's bird news
The kingfisher Hide Cetti's Warbler 1 Gadwall 10 Little Grebe 1 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 80 Dunlin 80 Teal 700 Wigeon 200 The Holden Tower Peregrine 2 Buzzard 4 Barnacle Goose 198 Shoveler 20 Dunlin 600 Golden Plover 700 Lapwing 2500 The Ta
30 January 2015
Bittern showing
The Zeiss Hide BITTERN 1 showing well Gadwall 10 Little Grebe 1 The Zeiss Hide Black-tailed Godwit 220 Redshank 15 Dunlin 80 Teal 700 Wigeon 200 The Holden Tower Peregrine 3 Buzzard 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Barnacle Goose 200 Dunlin 600 Golden Plover 300 Lapwing 2
29 January 2015
Stormy sightings
The Tack Piece Ruff 14 Golden Plover 700 Lapwing 1000 Redshank 30 Curlew 30 Black-tailed Godwit 150 Crane 4 The South Finger Ruff 3 Dunlin 200 Lapwing 600 Little Grebe 1 The Holden Tower Dunlin 2000 Lapwing 1500 Wigeon 1000 Barnacle Goose 200 The Rushy Be
28 January 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Golden Plover 1200 on the Dumbles Dunlin 1600 on the Dumbles/Tack Piece Lapwing 1500 Dumbles Little Stint 1 Tack Piece Ruff 10 Tack Piece Redshank 13 Tack Piece Black-tailed Godwit 180 Tack Piece Wigeon 1000 Tack Piece/Dumbles Tea
26 January 2015