Bittern on Wild Safari
Wild Safaris
One or two Hobby, a few Kestrels and a Bittern on both the morning and afternoon trips, the latter a confiding bird oblivious to the Landrover and trailer, the immature Spoonbill and 6 Avocet were feeding on the Severn also a Spotted Flycatcher and Redstart seen in the hedges this afternoon. Marsh Harrier this morning.
Rushy Hide
Two adult Spotted Redshank, two Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 3 Avocet, 1 Ruff, 20 Redshank on the lower pond.
Top New Piece
39 Lapwing 2 Pintail, 6 Avocet, 2 Ruff, 15 Wigeon, 510 Teal, 5 Shoveler, Great White Egret and a 'new in' Cattle Egret with Longhorn cattle herd.
Bottom New Piece
Ross's Goose with the Barnacle Goose flock.
Knott Hide/Estuary Tower
Seven Snipe, 2 Ruff, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Teal and a Little Egret on the Pill Box Pool early morning.
South Lake
17 Ruff, 89 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Pied Wagtail, 42 Lapwing, 90 Teal, 3 drake Pochard among the Tufted Duck flock, feeding flocks of Gadwall and Shoveler.
