Lots of flooding lots of Birds.

Tack Piece

Exceptional bird watching here again, Over 10,000 birds in this field at one point yesterday and building up towards that again today.

Whitefronted Goose 112 in fields to north.
Bewicks Swan 124 overnight on the Rushy and moving into the Tack Piece to feed.
Wigeon 1200 here and 480 in-front of the Holden.
Teal 880
Shoveler 53
Pintail 180
Lapwing 1600 at least moving into fields further north.
Golden Plover 1140 so far.
Dunlin 650
Little Stint 2 also dropping into Rushy.
Ruff 47
Redshank 42
Black Tailed Godwit 50
Curlew 115
Peregrine 1
Buzzard 3

Holden Tower

Water rail showing well in front of hide.
210 Barnacle Geese
Lone Redbreast
Mistle Thrush
Oystercatcher 3 + 3 on South lake, looks like spring is here.

South Lake

Lapwing a massive flock of over 2000 moving between here and the road fields
Black Tailed Godwit46
Shoveler 55
Snipe 4 probably more from Hogarth hide.

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