Autumn showers
The weather has certainly broken down with lots of heavy showers, more like what we would associate with a typical autumn. The water is much needed across the reserve but seeing as we still have plenty of wetland creation excavations ongoing and more hay mowing and topping we hope it will hold off long enough to complete this work. Highlights from a rapid hide round this morning included the following.
Knott Hide
10 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap and tit flock.
Duck Decoy/Canoe Trail from boardwalk
Sedge Warbler, Goldcrest, tit flock and Chiffchaff.
South Lake
100 Black-tailed Godwit, 42 Lapwing, Snipe, 21 Redshank, 2 Ruff, 90 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 72 Tufted Duck, 4 Shelduck, 9 Shoveler
Tack Piece
Spotted Redshank, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 52 Teal.
Martin Smith Hide
Kingfisher and Grey Heron
Rushy Hide
120 Teal, 16 Gadwall, 3 Pintail, 5 Wigeon + hybrid male
Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide
47 Black-tailed Godwit, 14+ Ruff (9 flew towards the stubble fields try Kingfisher Hide) , 90 Lapwing, 800 Teal, 2 Redshank, 7 Snipe, 15 Wigeon.
