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Lingering Little Gull
The second-calendar year Little Gull is still with us today, with the bird flitting around the Rushy this morning
28 April 2022
Little Gull on South Lake
Little Gull on South Lake
23 April 2022
Spotted Redshank and Greenshank
Both Greenshank and Spotted Redshank arrived on the Tack Piece this morning and stopped to preen and sleep, both individuals have begun to moult into breeding plumage, the former was also spotted in the Rushy later in the day.Tack PieceGreenshank, Spotted
21 April 2022
Little Gull still here
The second-calendar year Little Gull was on the South Lake this morning, with the busy noisy Black-headed Gull colony really coming to life again
20 April 2022
Avocets settle on nests
A few Avocet pairs have begun to settle on nests and lay their eggs, so far pairs are sitting on the Rushy, South Lake and Dumbles with many more pairs yet to commit. Today's sightings and highlights are as followsSouth LakeA Glossy Ibis on the scrape ear
19 April 2022
Another Caspian Gull candidate
There was no sign of the Caspian Gull that visited yesterday but a different bird showing features of Caspian Gull was present late morning to early afternoon at least. Around 50 Herring, 9 Common, 7 Lesser Black-backed and two second calendar year Medit
18 April 2022
Caspian Gull
A second calendar year Caspian Gull graced the South Lake early afternoon, it arrived with over fifty second calendar year Herring Gulls, it favoured the causeway and rail/fences but also flew off toward the fields. A good find by I.Stewart. Image by MJMc
17 April 2022
A foggy start
The reserve was covered in a thick blanket of fog first thing, but the sun broke through and the area cleared just after 8am
16 April 2022
Good Friday
The Easter weekend begins with a glorious sunny and warm day, with the reserve filled with birdsong and birds getting their breeding season underway
15 April 2022
Yesterday's BIG surprise
It's not often that a quick spot of birding at lunchtime results in a County rarity being found...
14 April 2022
Yet another Spoonbill
What appears to be our sixth Spoonbill of the year so far was circling the estuary this morning, before dropping in on the Dumbles scrape
13 April 2022
Fall of migrants
A rainy morning with favourable winds led to a great little fall of migrants, many new species for the year noted today, we must've missed quite a few.Redstart- a male along a hedgerow in the Ox Piece.Sedge Warbler- at least nine singing males today.Reed
12 April 2022
First Sedge Warblers of the year
At least two Sedge Warbler were signing this morning, one male could be heard from the Knott Hide, the other below the Zeiss Hide. Both birds kept low in the cool breeze, as the day warms we may hear more or add Reed Warbler to this years list of species
11 April 2022
Southerly airflow at last
A change in the wind direction should see a few more migrants arriving or passing through, so far the early Spring has been dominated by a northerly influence, it is also still quite early in the season, we will be seeing or hearing a handful of individua
10 April 2022
4 Great White Egrets
A single Glossy ibis was around the barns near the canal first thing. Tack PieceHighlight so far today have been the 4 Great White Egrets that were in the Tack piece and have now dispersed around the site, 3 Little Egret were with them also Shoveler 25, P
9 April 2022