Garganey
Top New Piece
Two Garganey present on the reducing flood (pump problem which we hope to fix tomorrow, it will take a week or more to fill again). 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 Little-ringed Plover, 116 Canada Geese, 27 Greylag, 53 Lapwing, 9 Barnacle Geese, 34 Avocet +4 chicks, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Snow x Bar-headed Goose, 3 Grey Heron and 12 Starling.
The Dumbles
2 Wheatear
Estuary Tower
Peregrine flew to the Dumbles and Snipe over NE.
Mudflats S of Middle Point
14 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, 9 Curlew, 165 Black-headed Gull and 3 Little Egret.
Tack Piece
5 Green Sandpiper, 10 Lapwing and 19 Teal.
Long Ground Pool (viewed from Estuary Tower)
Green Sandpiper, 24 Gadwall and 10 Teal.
Middle Point
Adult Arctic Tern downriver early morning, 114 Curlew, 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1095 Black-headed Gull, 10 Great Black-backed Gull (inc 2 fresh juveniles with parents), 2 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 15 Dunlin and c33 Avocet N of the point at low tide.
Rushy Hide
Red Knot, 8 Dunlin, 8 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 230 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Gadwall, female Wigeon with Chiloe hybrid male and 8 Teal.
South Lake
20 Black-tailed Godwit, 62 Lapwing, 12 Ruff, 13 Dunlin, adult Spotted Redshank, 43 Redshank, 3 Red Knot (2 adults, 1 juvenile), 320 Greylag, 15 Teal, 24 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck and 101 Black-headed Gull.
