Further Bewick's Swan departures
Rushy Pen
With more birds leaving overnight we are down to 64 Bewick's Swans at the roost this morning. Last night 114 were present at 6.15pm (see pic below). The top lake held 100 Pochard and 150 Tufted Duck with 147 Pintail also present.
Oystercatchers among the Pintail, Coot, Mallard and Greylag Geese Image M.J.McGill
Tack Piece
150 E.White-fronted Geese, 26 Curlew, 6 Redshank, 400 Wigeon and small numbers of Pintail and Teal. 65 Linnet feeding in the hollows with weed seeds, occasionally resting on the hedges.
Female Linnet Image- M.J.McGill
Holden Tower
6 Curlew, 6+ Lapwing (displaying males), 180 Barnacle Geese, 4 Canada Geese and single Redshank. Passerines feeding around the Dumbles scrape included 20+ Meadow Pipit and 6 Skylark, a single female Reed Bunting accompanied them.
South Lake
25 Avocet, 220+ Black-tailed Godwit, 86 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 2 Dunlin, 1 Snipe and 4 Oystercatcher were on the scrape, 40 Shoveler, 40 Teal and 8 Gadwall on the Duck marsh.
Zeiss Hide
Wigeon 310 and a few Snipe.
Kingfisher Hide
The Bottom New Piece field was busy with 18 Ruff, 175 Golden Plover, 85 Lapwing, 500 Dunlin and 8 Curlew as well as 40 Wigeon.
