Latest Sightings - 16th April - Hares a plenty
A lovely sunny morning here, but a cool breeze so wrap up warm.
Yesterday saw a fall of migrants, with over 50 Sand Martins and 20 Swallows feeding over the Folly Pond. A lone Whooper Swan also dropped in, as did 7 White Wagtails (the Continental European subspecies of our normal Pied Wagtail).
The Ring-necked Duck is still on the Whooper Pond today.
The Little Grebes are still nest building to the right of the Teal Pond Hide, they have made a couple of dummy nests as well, to confuse predators.
The Mute Swans are now incubating 8 eggs!
Brown Hares are charging around the fields and the courtyard next to the Visitor Centre. Keep an eye out for them 'boxing' as they try to mate.
Today's high tide is at 08:48 7.6m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 4000
Whooper Swans: 0
Whooper Pond
Ring-necked Duck 1♂
Mallard 10
Tufted Duck 21
Oystercatcher 2 - nest scraping
Swallow 1
Folly Pond
Mallard 10
Shoveler 2
Shelduck 2
Redshank 6
Oystercatcher 2
Snipe 2
Teal Pond
Little Grebe 2 - nest building
Mute Swan 2 - on a nest with 8 eggs
Avenue Tower
Teal 81
Wigeon 7
Shoveler 3
Mallard 3
Pintail 4
Gadwall 2
Shelduck 9
Mute Swan 2 - on a nest
Black-headed Gull 46
Lapwing 7
Little Egret 4
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 2
Black-tailed Godwit 10
Brown Hare 1
Roe Deer 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Swallow
Sand Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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