Today's sightings
Decoy/boardwalk/pondzone area
A Siberian Chiffchaff has been reported on and off during the day as well as a couple of Chiffchaff. 7 Lesser Redpoll were feeding in the silver birches.
Zeiss Hide
Teal 2893
American Geen winged Teal male
Spotted Redshank 1
Redshank 5
Black tailed Godwit 5
Lapwing 30
Little Stint 2
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 287
Water Rail 2 in cut areas of reedbed
Rushy
1st winter Purple Sandpiper
Bewick's Swan 6
Pochard 46
Pochard x Ferruiginous hybrid male
Pintail 60
Teal 400
Holden Tower
E White-fronted Goose 24 (6 juvs)
Barnacle Goose 157
Greylag 120
Dark bellied Bret Goose 1
Shelduck 70
Curlew 30
Peregrine 1
Tack Piece
Bewick's Swan 8 (six visiting Rushy)
Redshank 6
Black-tailed Godwit 20
Curlew 90
Teal 60
Kingfisher Hide
Ruff 6 (also visiting other scrapes and wet fields)
Black-tailed Godwit 20
Lapwing 450
Stephen Kirk Hide
Water Rail in cut area
South Lake
Redshank 6
Great Crested Grebe 1
Cormorant 12
Other birds of note today were 4 Stonechat and a second Spotted Redshank in fields to north of centre. Lots of Redwing and Fieldfare stripping berries from the bushes.
Dragonflies
5 Migrant hawker and 3 Common Darter seen today, very late records
