Another chilly wind but still lots of birds
Holden Tower
The Lapland Bunting put in a number of appearances between 0830am to 1.30pm at least. It was initially with 6 Skylark around the Dumbles scrape before moving out onto the grassier areas, it showed again many times with a mobile flock of 40+ Meadow Pipits in the same area. It was great to see it in the company of a Birdwatch morning group. The Barnacle Goose flock consisted of 232 birds and the E. White-fronted Geese visited around midday to bathe and drink, they numbered 162 with nearly 100 Bewick's Swans present at the same time.
Zeiss Hide
The Bittern showed again today.
South Lake
Great Cretsed Grebe, 7 Cormorant, day-roosting Pochard flock and building numbers of Shoveler on the deep lake. Over 900 Lapwing, 400 Dunlin and 80 Black-tailed Godwit with three Ruff on the waders scrape islands and causeways.
Willow Hide
Water Rail
Rushy Pen
550 Lapwing, 300 Dunlin and the Little Stint as well as 140+ Bewick's Swan dawn and dusk.
