Wildfowl spectacle
Excellent numbers of Pink-footed Geese with several thousand on and off today with upto 1500 Whooper swan and good numbers of other wildfowl inc a single drake Goldeneye. The usual Peregrines were present again with the adult female and pale juvenile present today and watched to take yet another drake Teal. Other raptors today included a Merlin, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Common Buzzard.
A few waders on the move today with at least 4 Dunlin through the site today, with one lingering with the 44 Ruff counted. Other sightings of note were the 2 Nuthatches still present on bird tables by In Focus shop, a rare bird on site.
