Around the reserve, Tuesday Feb 29th
A touch milder today but feeling colder in the stiff SW breeze. Still a few Bramblings and Water Rails on the Peter Scott Trail, and male Greater Scaup on Whooper Pond, along with about 120 Whooper Swans. Barnacle Geese quite widely dispersed now as is normal for (nearly!) early spring, 2-3000 around the reserve currently. Green-winged Teal has just shown on Folly Pond (12:30)
Today's high tide is at 16:00, 8.1m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: C3000
Whooper Swans: 120
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 120
Mute Swan 39
Mallard 82
Tufted Duck 30
Greater Scaup ♂
Wigeon 65
Teal 15
Canada Geese 0 (!)
Oystercatcher 2
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal ♂
Teal 180
Wigeon 50
Mallard 10
Shoveler 20
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 20
Black-tailed Godwit 3
Roe Deer 4
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 3
Avenue Tower
Teal 260
Wigeon 165
Shoveler 8
Mallard 25
Gadwall 3
Lapwing 72
Golden Plover 10
Little Egret 6
Curlew 70
Oystercatcher 2
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 3000
Knot 2000
Pintail 1000
Shelduck 3000
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Oystercatcher 500
Golden Plover 700
Grey Plover 300
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellowhammer now singing
Reed Bunting
Brambling
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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