Update, Sunday Feb 7th
Very windy today, but not too wet so far. Birds pretty much as yesterday, with drake Greater Scaup on the Whooper Pond and 10 Pintail close in down on the Flood Ground. Folly Field is currently heaving with Curlews, Lapwings and Golden Plovers as the tide rises behind. No count done yet but there seem to be plenty of Barnacle Geese about. Will the Snow Goose from late last week show again? Edited to say that a white-phase Snow Goose has been reported among a large flock of Barnacles, just off the reserve, very near Bankend off the B725
Today's high tide is at 11:21, 8.9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: C5000
Whooper Swans: 150
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 150
Mute Swan 58
Greater Scaup 1♂
Mallard 40
Tufted Duck 15
Wigeon 50
Canada Geese 30
Greylag Geese 1
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Teal 250
Wigeon 115
Mallard 10
Shoveler 6
Lapwing 200
Redshank 40
Oystercatcher 4
Roe Deer 4
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 3
Teal Pond
Little Grebe 1 - moulting into summer plumage
Avenue Tower
Teal 400
Wigeon 600
Shoveler 5
Mallard 35
Goosander 1♂
Roe Deer 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Hen Harrier 1♂
Little Egret 4
Roe Deer 6
Over the high tide
Dunlin 3000
Knot 2000
Pintail 1000
Shelduck 3000
Oystercatcher 500
Golden Plover 500
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Brambling
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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