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Bewick's are back
Four Bewick's Swans returned to the reserve today, first seen early on the Top New Piece before heading to the Rushy for the morning feed. Three of these birds were here last week
Four Bewick's Swans returned to the reserve today, first seen early on the Top New Piece before heading to the Rushy for the morning feed. Three of these birds were here last week; Gastro and new partner Roux (photo) and Bubbly. The fourth bird was a new arrival, an unknown bird partnered to Bubbly and thus called Bubbling.
A drake Red-breasted Merganser flew low along canal this morning, over Patch Bridge (canal bridge on entrance road to site) in the direction of Frampton. A pair have been seen along the canal of late, plus a Shag further south at Sharpness.
Kingfisher Hide
The flock of 22 White-fronted Geese were on the Bottom New Piece including the two broods of two goslings. Also of note were 33 Curlew and 3 Ruff with Lapwing flock.
Zeiss Hide
The scrape held 246 Dunlin, 345 Lapwing, 38 Golden Plover, the first-winter Spotted Redshank, 10 Redshank, 6 Snipe, 6 Black-tailed Godwit and 29 Pintail whilst most of the 324 strong Wigeon flock were grazing in front of the Van de Bovenkamp Hide.
Robbie Garnett Hide
At least 311 Wigeon were along the Tack Piece scrape along with several hundred Teal, whilst out in the floodwater were a Redshank, 7 Curlew and 4 Shoveler.
