Latest Sightings - 22nd March
Today's high tide is at 11:52 9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 2500
Whooper Swans: 52
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 52
Mute Swan 25
Mallard 35
Tufted Duck 10
Wigeon 75
Greater Scaup 1♂
Oystercatcher 2 - nest scraping
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 70
Wigeon 50
Mallard 10
Shoveler 10
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 30
Black-tailed Godwit 5
Black-headed Gull 4
Teal Pond
Little Grebe 2 - they bred here last year
Mallard 3
Teal 15
Wigeon 15
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 15
Mute Swan 2
Snipe 3
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 3
Avenue Tower
Teal 120
Wigeon 60
Shoveler 25
Mallard 3
Pintail 10
Tufted Duck 2
Shelduck 8
Mute Swan 2 - nest building
Black-headed Gull 18
Snipe 2
Lapwing 30
Little Egret 1
Oystercatcher 2
Roe Deer 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Short-eared Owl 2 - seen here over the past 2 weeks
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
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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