Bewick's Swan

Best bird of the day was a single Bewick's Swan picked out on the mud with the Whoopers at 3.15pm, a different bird from last years single on the pattern of it's bill, last years bird being a more rounded yellow patch, whereas todays bird has an irregular edge to the yellow, with a distinctive little point of yellow near the nostril.

Bewick's Swan with Whooper Swan for comparison, the first of the year, just! (T. Disley)
Bewick's Swan with Whooper Swan for comparison, the first of the year, just! (T. Disley)

Other sightings today included a Bullfinch, a good bird on site, seen from Janet Kear feeding station. Marsh Harrier was seen again, along with Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Buzzard.

Please pop in to the In Focus shop to report your sightings so we can update the website.

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