Brent still here
Rushy Hide
Pair of Oystercatcher, three pairs of Avocet, two male and one female Shoveler, female Wigeon with hybrid male, 15 pairs of Black-headed Gull, pair of Lapwing, 16 Tufted Duck and c20 Shelduck.
Tack Piece
Pair of Shoveler, 11 Canada Geese, 14 Greylag Geese, drake Wigeon, 5 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 drake Gadwall, 22 Shelduck and Little Egret.
Holden Tower
5 Lapwing + brood of 4, pair of Oystercatcher, 54 Avocet, pair of Shoveler, two drake Gadwall, 22 Shelduck
Middle Point/Severn Estuary
Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Egyptian Goose, 1 Avocet, 1 Raven, 1 Little Egret, a Peregrine was on the tidal driftwood, drake Shoveler, drake Gadwall, singing Sedge and Reed Warblers, singing Reed Bunting and a Long-tailed Tit in the reed bed. At least 40 Herring, 26 Lesser Black-backed, 3 Common and 46 Black-headed Gulls were on the main channel at low tide.
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece
Pair of Crane, 27 Avocet, 23 Tufted Duck, 24 Shelduck, 6 Lapwing + brood of at least three, 2 Oystercatcher, 84 Black-tailed Godwit, male Ruff, 6 Gadwall, three Shoveler, three singing Reed Warbler, singing Sedge Warbler, singing Reed Bunting.
News for Sunday 6 May
The second Bird song outdoor workshop of the weekend coincided with International Dawn Chorus Day. The following species were among those heard well.
Little Grebe, Cuckoo, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting and Goldfinch.
Report of a Great White Egret flying past Middle Point N and 9 Oystercatcher on the estuary.
