Warm, wet and wonderfull
Zeiss Hide and South Finger
The south end of the reserve is getting close to its best with huge flocks of waders and wildfowl all over the flooded fields.
Barnacle Goose 180
Red Breasted Goose 1 ( close to Kingfisher hide)
Greylag 4
Teal 490
Wigeon 200
Pintail 67
Lapwing 2300
Golden Plover 680
Dunlin 1350
Little Stint 1 (often on the gravel islands).
Curlew 51
Ruff 24 (close to the hide on the newly deposited silt).
Black Tailed Godwit 1
Snipe 39 ( all around the edges, probably many more with a little more effort).
A total of a massive 5400 waterfowl a truly great spectacle and the suns coming out!
Holden Tower and walkway hides.
Whitefronted Goose 72
Wigeon 1100
Teal 400
Lapwing 430
Curlew 76
Redshank 6
Dunlin 40
Golden Plover 40
Ruff 1
Crane 2 on Dumbles and 2 to north.
Water Rail 3 showing well from Willow Hide.
Marsh Harrier 1 very handsome young bird
Linnet 70
Peregrine 1
Rushy
Bewick's Swan 72 overnight
Little Stint 1
Dunlin 4
Snipe a massive 31 all showing well from Rushy hide.
South Lake
Another 500+ Lapwing here with 28 Black Tailed Godwit another 6 Ruff and 37 Dunlin.
