Sunny Saturday Sightings
One of two Bitterns on view from the Van Der Bovenkamp hide this morning.
A very sunny start to the day giving great views of the birds from the hides:
Van De Bovenkamp Hide
Bittern- One showing very well for prolonged periods of time in front of the reeds and another close to the Kingfisher hide.
Little stint- One at 9:00 but relocated to the Rushy at 11:00
Lapwing 660
Golden plover 20
Dunlin 110
Stonechat 2
Cetti's warbler 1
Kingfisher Hide
Bittern- The second individual was seen inflight around 9:30am
White fronted goose- 149 feeding in the left hand field.
Little grebe 1
South Lake
Greylag goose 50
Shelduck 52
Lapwing 100
Rushy Pen
Bewick swan 152
Holden Tower
Fox 2
Barnacle geese 150
Zeiss Hide
Water rail 1
Tack piece
Water rail showing from the Willow Hide
GCP cranes 11
Grounds
Bewick swan 5
Ruddy shelduck female
