Wader and duck numbers are still increasing as the weather cools off. Keep an eye out for flocks of Wigeon grazing on the pasture outside the hide.
Dunlin - 280 with the opportunity to pick out the semi-palmated sandpiper amongst the flocks.
Ruff - 18
Golden Plover - 46
Lapwing - 502
Redshank - 1
Curlew - 25
Black Tailed Godwit - 4
Both the Discovery Hide and the Hogarth Hide have provided excellent, close views of waders and ducks this morning.
Black Tailed Godwit - 196
Lapwing - 221
Avocet - 1
Spotted Redshank - 1
Redshank - 7
Snipe - 5
Great Crested Grebe - 1
Pochard - 10
White Fronted Goose numbers are steadily climbing with 15 on site this morning. They will most likely be feeding on the Tack Piece among the Greylag geese.
Greylag Goose - 220
Wigeon - 260
Teal - 370
Barnacle Goose - 200
Red Breasted Goose - 1
Buzzard - 1
Crane - 9
Goldcrest - 2
The Peng Observatory and the Rushy Hide are the best place for viewing ducks and the first Bewick Swan of the year. Keep an eye out for Pintail, a particularly pretty duck, which are likely to be right in front of the hides.
Bewick Swan - Still 1
Pochard - 89
Pintail - 42