And colder again
Having thawed out a little yesterday, some of the open water has refrozen and moved birds around a little. Its a gloriously sunny day though with plenty to see.
Holden Tower
Nine Cranes were on the Tack Piece by early morning, arriving in small groups so look out for more arriving as the day progressed. Around 200 Wigeon are still on the Knott Pool to the south of the tower, whilst another similar sized flock were tightly packed in grazing on the Tack Piece behind the scrape. One the scrape were 8 busy Shoveler and a few Teal. A group of 27 Shelduck were on the Long Ground Pool.
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Zeiss Hide
The scrape is frozen over again today with just a few Teal clinging to the edge. A Cetti's Warbler was calling from the reedbed.
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Kingfisher Hide
The flock of 159 White-fronted Geese remain in the Four Score, viewed to the left of the Kingfisher bank. On the pond were the usual Little Grebes, joined by 5 Gadwall, 4 Mallard and a slightly lost looking female Wigeon. A flock of 100 Lapwing were in the Tin Shed Ground, viewed behind the bird feeders, and another 50 in the Bottom New Piece on the scrape with a single Golden Plover.
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South Lake Hides
The scrape was frozen with just 22 Lapwing and a few Black-headed Gulls present. The deep lake was busier with 103 Pochard mixed in amongst the Shelduck, Tufted Duck and Mallard whilst a small flock of Shoveler were pirouetting near the islands. The Great Crested Grebe was also present.
