Monday April 18th update
Still 4000 or so Barnacles and most winter duck species still represented in very low nos. Mallard duckling brood seen today, Ring-necked Duck still obliging on the Whooper Pond. Some lovely summer plumaged Golden Plovers from the Avenue Tower, with a couple of Northern Wheatears darting about amongst them. Breeding Mute Swan and Little Grebe on the Teal Pond
Today's high tide is at 11:00 8.1m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 4000
Whooper Swans: 0
Whooper Pond
Ring-necked Duck 1♂
Mallard 10
Tufted Duck 22
Oystercatcher 2 - nest scraping
Swallow 4
Folly Pond
Mallard 10
Shoveler 2
Shelduck 2
Redshank 22
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 40
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
House Martin
Wheatear
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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