Planning a visit ? Do it now the site is STUNNING
Some amazing bird-watching in the bright sunshine with some high counts. Totals of both Waders and Wildfowl exceed 7000 each.
Rushy
Greater Scaup 2 immature birds
Feruginous hybrid 1
Egyptian Goose 2 (later on Tack Piece)
Bewick Swan 95 overnight, highest count of year.
Tack Piece
Bewicks Swan 22
European White-fronted Goose 105
Greenland White-fronted Goose 5
Teal 2480 crammed into center of field after disturbance to the south.
Lapwing 900
Golden Plover 200
Dunlin 200
Ruff 12
Redshank 52
Crane 3
Water Rail 2 calling between Willow and Knot Hides.
Kingfisher 1 showing well in front of the Martin Smith Hide.
Holden Tower
Wigeon 1800
Pintail 250 mainly in a big raft on the estuary over the high tide.
Shoveler 32
Golden plover 2200 and still building
Lapwing 2400
Dunlin 700
Curlew 110 strung out along the shore at high tide.
GBB Gull 54
Peregrine 1
South Lake
Pochard 54
Cormorant 6
Great Crested Grebe 1
Black Tailed Godwit 184
Bar Tailed Godwit 1
