Waders and Warblers
The weather is back to being sunny and warm today and the warbler activity has again picked up. The Knott Hide continues to be one of the best places to catch up with Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat and Reed Warbler but all the hides on the walk to the Holden Tower have been good today. Star bird was a Grasshopper Warbler seen from Stephen Kirk Hide, whilst a stunning Garden Warbler was busy feeding in front of the Holden Tower.
Holden Tower walk and hides
Its worth checking all the hedgerows and willow beds on your walk to the Holden Tower as the warblers are everywhere. As well as warblers, the hedgerow running along the bottom of the seawall held 3 Whinchat this morning, best viewed from the Tower. Two Green Sandpipers are on view from the Knott Hide and a single Black-tailed Godwit and 58 Teal were in front of the Robbie Garnett Hide.
South Lake Hide
The Spotted Redshank has relocated to the South Lake along with the flock of Redshank and Ruff. Other waders included 128 Black-tailed Godwits and 238 Lapwing. The juvenile Black Tern continues its stay, still performing well feeding across the lake and regularly perching on the posts. We've also had great views of the Cranes today, with 8 individuals on the scrape including our Slimbridge chick from 2015.
Rushy Pen
A nice collection of Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing, Snipe, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper on show along with lots of Teal.
Zeiss Hide
Teal are certainly the most numerous species on the Top New Piece at present with 498 counted this morning. Amongst them were a single Green Sandpiper and Greenshank, 7 Ruff, 2 Redshank and 15 Lapwing.
