Cattle Egret numbers increasing
South Lake
Water levels are up following the rains but the bird numbers and variety has remained the same. Seven Cattle Egrets visit the north causeway to have a rest and preen when they are not following the local cattle herds.
Sightings for today include the following.
Middle Point
A single and 14 probably Arctic Terns SW, 8 Golden Plover, Sanderling, Spotted Redshank, 31 Ringed Plover, 25 Dunlin, juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit + 47 Curlew, 2 Great Egret, 200 Shelduck, juvenile Yellow-legged Gull with Herring Gulls, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 33 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 3 Snipe over.
Stonechat, Reed Buntings and Meadow Pipits, 3 Chiffchaff in the hedge, 18 Swallow and 3 House Martins.
Estuary Tower- 15 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, Golden Plover and 7 Ruff among the Lapwing, 20 Wigeon, 80 Teal and 2 Pintail on the Dumbles floods.
Kingfisher Hide
Two Hobby and the partially leucistic Marsh Harrier.
Rushy Hide
Two Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 2 Spotted Redshank, 10 Redshank, Black-tailed Godwits, 120 Teal.
Tack Piece
Two Pintail, 250 Teal, 20+ Wigeon, Spotted Redshank.
Top New Piece
Water Rail, Spotted Redshank, 2 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Ruff among the Lapwing, 250 Teal, 5 Pintail, 43 Wigeon, 2 Snipe, Great Egret
South Lake
7 Cattle Egret (also in entrance road fields with Longhorn Cattle), 7 Pintail, 44 Avocet, 2 Shelduck, 3 Snipe + busy with Teal, Shoveler and Greylag.
