Reserve update, Wednesday March 9th
Dry, but with a cool northerly wind today. Birds pretty much as yesterday so far. Still about 230 Whoopers in the immediate area, in 3 distinct localities. As recently about 100 at the feeds today. Barnacles are favouring the merses thus far but are in reasonable nos. for early spring. Some lovely Golden Plovers close to the Avenue Tower, many moulting into their superb breeding plumage
Today's high spring tide is at 12:23, 9.9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: C2000
Whooper Swans: 100
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 100
Mute Swan 35
Mallard 82
Tufted Duck 30
Greater Scaup ♂
Wigeon 50
Teal 15
Canada Geese 2
Oystercatcher 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal ♂ yet to confirm
Teal 160
Wigeon 60
Mallard 10
Shoveler 30
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 20
Roe Deer 4
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 3
Avenue Tower
Teal 260
Wigeon 165
Shoveler 11
Mallard 25
Gadwall 3
Lapwing 200
Black-tailed Godwit 5
Golden Plover 290
Black-headed Gull 10
Little Egret 10
Curlew 20
Oystercatcher 2
Linnet 20
Roe Deer 5
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Hen Harrier 1♂ - seen here most days
Roe Deer 6
Often over the high tide:
Dunlin 1000
Knot 200
Pintail 100
Shelduck 200
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Oystercatcher 1000
Golden Plover 500
Grey Plover 20+
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellowhammer now singing
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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