Goshawk again
Holden Tower
The Dark-bellied Brent Goose was among Canada Geese on south end of the Dumbles (near Royal Drift) until flushed by a walker with dogs. The two Peregrines were also initially present.
Tack Piece
The Wigeon and Teal flock are keeping faithful to the scrape in the day, as is typical at the moment, the field became busier throughout the day. A flock of 7 Cranes were present from late morning including an unringed bird and the flocks of Lapwing contained Redshank and Curlew.
Rushy Hide
The Bewick's Swan flock still in good voice at the feeds with 70+ Pintail, 100+ Pochard and 200+ Tufted Duck adding to the Canada and Greylag Goose, Mallard, Shelduck and Lapwing flocks.
Duck Decoy
The Goshawk made an appearance over the Decoy as it headed toward the Tack Piece at approx 12.35pm.
Three different Cetti's Warblers were contact calling near the public paths/boardwalk. Blackbirds were again mobbing what is likely to be a Tawny Owl in the largest ivy covered Ash tree.
South Lake
Little and Great Crested Grebe, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Mallard and Cormorant all about the deep lake. On the wader scrape the Lapwing and Black-tailed Godwit flocks were roosting and feeding in the shallows with 130+ Shoveler and 100+ Teal.
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece and Bottom New Piece
Most birds were flushed by a walker with dogs first thing so no so much to report from our observations.
70 Golden Plover were among the Lapwing and 240+ Teal and a single Pintail was on the flood. The banks near the hides held 500+ Wigeon.
120+ European White-fronted Geese flew from the Four Score field to the Dumbles after being flushed, they moved again later in the morning when a helicopter flew over.
