Sunny Sunday April 10th update
All seems pretty much as yesterday, with at least 3 Willow Warblers singing today. Barnacle nos. remain high with 7000 or so around, distributed pretty evenly between fields and merses. Swans are largely away now until the autumn, just 5 Whoopers at nearby Upper Locharwoods this morning and none in the reserve here
Today's high tide is at 15:15 10.0m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7000
Whooper Swans: 0
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan12
Mallard 17
Tufted Duck 2
Oystercatcher 2 - nest scraping
Folly Pond
Mallard 10
Shoveler 4
Shelduck 2
Redshank 22
Black-t Godwit 1
Oystercatcher 2
Snipe 2
Roe Deer 1
Teal Pond
Ring-necked Duck 1♂
Little Grebe 3 - one pair nest building
Tufted Duck 22
Mute Swan 2 - on a nest
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 3
Avenue Tower
Teal 60
Wigeon 20
Shoveler 10
Mallard 3
Pintail 4
Shelduck 2 - possibly prospecting for nesting holes
Mute Swan 2 - on a nest
Black-headed Gull 40
Snipe 2
Lapwing 20 - displaying
Little Egret 2
Oystercatcher 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
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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