Big tides
Holden Tower
The Marsh Harrier was hunting over the spartina island for a prolonged spell over the very high tide. Peregrine and 4 Buzzards did their best to stir things up. The 10 Grey Plover flew in again. A roost of 278 Curlew and 278 Shelduck, 3 Dunlin, 80 Wigeon, 12 Pintail, 8 Teal, 8 Mallard and 7 Little Egret.
Two Blackcap and Goldcrest were in the bushes and 8+ Skylark on the Dumbles with 180+ Barnacle Geese and 220 Greylag.
Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide
174 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 33 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 4 Snipe,80 Lapwing, 500 Teal, 18 Pintail, 9 Wigeon.
Tack Piece
220 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 1 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit and 8 Redshank.
