Today's sightings- busy wetlands
Holden Tower
Golden Plover 2000 + 1 Grey Plover among the flock.
Peregrine 1
Little Stint occasionally on the scrape edge + 450 Dunlin on the Dumbles.
Lapwing 1600
Marsh Harrier 1 female distant to the N
Bewick's Swan 60+ on the Dumbles.
Shelduck 68
Tack Piece
Black-tailed Godwit 267
Curlew 120+ with one Bar-tailed Godwit
Ruff 9
Redshank 10
Teal 500
Wigeon 500
European White-fronted Geese- again most left to head N by 0955 but a party of 45 came back and spent the day on the Tack Piece. See image below.
Rushy Pen
First winter female Greater Scaup from 0800-midday at least.
Shelduck 80
Pochard 100
Tufted Duck 250
Pintail 80
Tufted Duck in the foreground, the Greater Scaup behind.
Male Pochard from Robbie Garnett Hide
Golden Plover over the Dumbles
