Latest Sightings - 7th November - BBC de-rigging
The BBC are packing up and most of their equipment has already left the site. The reserve is starting to get back to 'normal' now.
The tracks are very wet at the moment, so if you are coming down, please be prepared and wellies would be recommended.
Today's high tide is at 09:25 7.9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 5000 - including 3 leucistic (white) Barnacles & 1 Snow Goose
Whooper Swans: 29
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 29
Mute Swan 25
Pochard 1♂
Greater Scaup 1♀
Mallard 90
Tufted Duck 30
Wigeon 56
Gadwall 4
Little Grebe 1 juv
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 100
Wigeon 200
Mallard 20
Shoveler 12
Lapwing 40
Black-tailed Godwit 20
Avenue Tower
Flood Ground:
Teal 110
Wigeon 70
Shoveler 2
Greylag Goose 6
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Lapwing 70
Starling 100
Roe Deer 4
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Hen Harrier 1♂ seen here yesterday
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Kestrel 1
Barnacle Geese
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 1
Back Pond Hide
Kingfisher 1
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Song Thrush
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Siskin
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Lesser Redpoll
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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