Second brood of Oystercatchers
The second pair of Oystercatcher have now hatched on the South Lake, both pairs have successfully led their young to the causeways after leaping from hide rooftop nest sites!
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
The second caledar year Little Gull roosting on the rocks and feeding on and off all day, a Redshank, a Greenshank, two drake Garganey, 24 Avocet (six nests), a pair of Little-ringed Plover, Crane on nest, a few Black-headed Gulls on nests, 3 Lapwing, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Mallard and Shelduck in small numbers.
Tack Piece
The Little Gull flew across the Tack Piece (08:16am) to feed on the Severn, it was feeding off Middle Point yesterday afternoon. Two Golden Plover from Summer Walkway, 14 Avocet, drake Pintail + and Tufted Ducks, Gadwall, Shoveler and Shelduck.
Estuary Tower
Cuckoo singing from the grounds/Canoe trail, Decoy/South Finger, the Mute Swan family, Avocets, Oystercatcher and Lapwing on the Dumbles and scrape + Peregrine on the fence.
Top New Piece
The drake Green-winged Teal and a few Eurasian Teal (including an intersex bird), the Crane pair and two chicks.
Middle Point
Scattered flocks of waders on the Severn included 5 Turnstone, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Curlew, breeding plumage Golden Plover, 180+ Dunlin, 76+ Ringed Plover, 14 Sanderling, + 181 Shelduck.
Reed Warblers singing and 20 Swallows and 8 Sand Martin SW.
South Lake
Two pairs of Oystercatcher each with three young on the causeways (all have safely 'parachuted' from the roof), 32 Avocet, 70 Black-tailed Godwit (but moved to TNP) and a busy Black-headed Gull colony.
