Stunning Birds and Light

A little rain this week has caused some flooding and the Tack Piece is finally pulling in some birds. If you want to see the site at its winter best come and see us in the next two weeks.

Water rail by the Reedbed Hide

Zeiss and South Finger Hides

Whitefronted Goose 87 Briefly before 10.00
Wigeon 400
Pintail 62
Teal 430
Lapwing 2300
Golden Plover 320
Black Tailed Godwit 75
Dunlin 1000
Ruff 8
Redshank1
Curlew 75
Snipe 45
Buzzard 2
Peregrine 1
Goshawk 1 ad  10.30 to 12.00
Bittern 1 11.30 from Van De Bovankamp and Kingfisher hides.
Water Rail 3 (Zeiss, Kingfisher and South Finger  Reed Bed).

Holden and Walkway Hides

Bewick Swan 120
Whitefronted Goose 151
Barnacle, Canada and Greylag Geese total 560
Wigeon 600
Lapwing 2000
Golden Plover 60
Dunlin 300
Redshank 27
Curlew 112
Buzzard 2
Peregrine 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Goshawk 1
Crane 7
Water Rail 1 at Willow Hide.

South Lake

Lapwing 1600
Ruff 8

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