Golden Plover
An excellent count of 34 Golden Plover this morning which flew in during some light rain. Likewise 8 Ringed Plover also dropped in. Curlew Sandpiper still from the Ron Barker Hide, also 10+ Dunlin, 20+ Snipe, 20+ Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper and 400+ Lapwing.
Damp conditions for raptors with 2+ Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzard and Kestrel.
No specific wildfowl counts though 20+ Wigeon and ~ 20 Gadwall were noted.
Other birds included female Kingfisher from the Ron Barker Hide. Wheatear on the reserve boundary, 2+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap and a few Whitethroat along the Nature Trail.
Currently there are over 60 species of wild bird on the reserve.
