Birdwatch morning-Wader Walk and sightings
Wader walk took in the hides so more to follow on sightings, on the estuary/Dumbles edge at high tide the following species were noted.
Manx Shearwater-one at the north end of estuary basin being harried by a gull.
Swift 16 south
Sand Martin 10
Swallow 140
House Martin 200 also over centre where a Hobby had a look at them at 0900
Dunlin 75
Ringed Plover 35
Curlew 300
Little Egret 8
Golden Plover 1
Wheatear 8
Common Sandpiper 1
South Lake
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Black-tailed Godwit 230 inc 47 juveniles
Red Knot 3
Snipe 2
Redshank 70
Greenshank 1
Spotted Redshank 1
Shoveler 55
Lots of common wildfowl such as Teal, Gadwall, Mallard, Greylag, Tufted Duck.
Zeiss Hide
Long-billed Dowitcher in the afternoon
Yellow Wagtail 5 among the cattle
Ruff 5
Green Sandpiper 2
Teal 800
Shoveler 45
Pintail 3
Wigeon 3
Rushy
Wood Sandpiper 1
Garganey 1
Green Sandpiper 2
Holden Tower
Marsh Harrier 1
Curlew and Black-tailed Godwits feeding on the grassland areas.
Tack Piece
Pintail 2
Wigeon 7
