Webs Count Tuesday 19th
Latest Webs count was made on Tuesday 19th December, conditions were foggy which made it difficult to count, numbers are actual birds seen at the time of the count.
Bewick's swan - 72 (These are just the birds that stayed on the reserve all day, there are still over 1,000 on the Ouse Washes, most of whom spend their day in the arable fields)
Whooper swan - 75 (These are just the birds that stayed on the reserve all day, there are still over 6,000 on the Ouse Washes, most of whom spend their day in the arable fields)
Mute swan - 38
Cormorant - 16
Little egret - 3
Grey heron - 7
Greylag - 715
Canada goose - 75
Wigeon - 3262
Gadwall - 24
Teal - 3685
Mallard - 848
Pintail - 236
Shoveler - 150
Shelduck - 4
Goldeneye - 4
Pochard - 394
Tufted duck - 59
Moorhen - 5
Coot - 230
Dunlin - 10
Golden plover - 928
Lapwing - 2883
Ruff - 4
Black-tailed godwit - 1684
Redshank - 2
Snipe - 10
Black-headed gull - 765
Starling - 34
Stonechat - 2
Kestrel - 2
Marsh harrier - 5
Sparrowhawk - 1
Total = 16,241
