South Lake
Water levels are up following the rains but the bird numbers and variety has remained the same. Seven Cattle Egrets visit the north causeway to have a rest and preen when they are not following the local cattle herds.
Sightings for today include the following.
Middle Point
A single and 14 probably Arctic Terns SW, 8 Golden Plover, Sanderling, Spotted Redshank, 31 Ringed Plover, 25 Dunlin, juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit + 47 Curlew, 2 Great Egret, 200 Shelduck, juvenile Yellow-legged Gull with Herring Gulls, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 33 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 3 Snipe over.
Stonechat, Reed Buntings and Meadow Pipits, 3 Chiffchaff in the hedge, 18 Swallow and 3 House Martins.
Estuary Tower- 15 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, Golden Plover and 7 Ruff among the Lapwing, 20 Wigeon, 80 Teal and 2 Pintail on the Dumbles floods.
Kingfisher Hide
Two Hobby and the partially leucistic Marsh Harrier.
Rushy Hide
Two Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 2 Spotted Redshank, 10 Redshank, Black-tailed Godwits, 120 Teal.
Tack Piece
Two Pintail, 250 Teal, 20+ Wigeon, Spotted Redshank.
Top New Piece
Water Rail, Spotted Redshank, 2 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Ruff among the Lapwing, 250 Teal, 5 Pintail, 43 Wigeon, 2 Snipe, Great Egret
South Lake
7 Cattle Egret (also in entrance road fields with Longhorn Cattle), 7 Pintail, 44 Avocet, 2 Shelduck, 3 Snipe + busy with Teal, Shoveler and Greylag.