Cattle Egret calls in to the Duck Decoy
Cattle Egret seen again
After circling the Duck Decoy this morning a Cattle Egret (pictured) chose to rest in the dead trees adjacent to the boardwalk, it was attracting attention from a pair of Carrion Crow so may have been moved on by them. Check the scrapes as it may be roosting near by, the Rushy and South Lake have been favourite places or find the cattle herds, we currently have stock on the Tack Piece and Tin Shed Ground at South Finger.
Other highlights from the morning round included the following
Willow Hide
Water Rail feeding in the recently mown wet track.
Knott Hide
20+ Blackcap, 20+ Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat and Garden Warbler in the hedge opposite
Tack Piece
Six juvenile Ruff on the scrape with Gadwall and Teal.
Middle Point
Greenshank, 6 Avocet, 70+ Curlew, 10 Dunlin, 90+ Shelduck and 600+ Gulls (majority Black-headed). Also a flock of 111 Dunlin put up by Peregrine (32 Ringed Plover + Little Stint among them)
South Lake
177 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Snipe, adult and juvenile Spotted Redshank, 13 Ruff, 85 Lapwing, 19 Redshank and a Pochard + flocks of Tufted Ducks, Mallard, Greylags, Teal, Shoveler and Gadwall. A Green Sandpiper flew over the car park heading toward the SL this morning.
