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Latest sightings
Guillemot still on the estuary
Yesterday's surprise Guillemot was still on the estuary today, sat in a tidal pool off Middle Point
22 August 2022
Guillemot on the Severn
The biggest surprise today was finding a Guillemot on a sandbank just off Middle Point, we hadn't experienced any particularly windy weather and the bird, although disorientated appeared to be quite healthy. It spent between 0800-1400 in the same spot but
21 August 2022
Wetland Bird Survey Totals
August 2022 WeBS Count
16 August 2022
Rushy Cranes have lift off?
Over the weekend a trio of Cranes were seen to fly out of the Rushy, with no sightings today it seems the breeding pair and juvenile have flown out to the greater reserve or even beyond. Three our of the four chicks have been seen in flight so far, only t
7 August 2022
Curlew Sandpipers and Dunlin influx
Top New PieceTwo breeding plumage Curlew Sandpipers (moulting) with increased flock number of 84 Dunlin plus calling Water Rail, 279 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Lapwing, 28 Shoveler, 21 Teal, Ross"s Goose came in to drink with the Barnacle Geese.Rushy Hide/Pe
4 August 2022
What's the collective noun for Mandarin Duck?
This morning a flock of 24 Mandarin Duck were on the Decoy
29 July 2022
What would have Scott thought?
Looking out from the Scott House this morning, our founder Sir Peter Scott would have seen a whole host of birds he may never have imagined would be possible on the Rushy
28 July 2022
First juvenile Blackwit of the season
The first juvenile Black-tailed Godwit of the season was with the flock on the Tack Piece this morning
27 July 2022
Making hay
The weather has been a little grey, windy and occasionally damp in the last few days, but the farmers are still out making hay when the sun does shine
25 July 2022
An influx of wind-hovers
We've seen an increase in the number of Kestrel on the reserve in recent days, presumably a locally fledged brood now exploring the big wide world
24 July 2022
Becoming a regular
The Caspian Tern was again on the reserve today, first on the estuary off Middle Point before moving to the Top New Piece, and making a brief stop at the South Lake
22 July 2022
Caspian Tern visits again
The Caspian Tern has been seen flying north along the canal this morning, and then dropped in on the reserve around 12noon
21 July 2022
What a difference
What a difference a day makes as temperatures drop more than 10 degrees
20 July 2022
No show from the scarce visitors
No sighings of either the Pectoral Sandpiper or Caspian Tern through the day
19 July 2022
Caspian Tern and Pectoral Sandpiper on the Top New Piece today
The hottest day of the year so far produced a few notable sightings
18 July 2022