Chiffchaffs and Cetti's + the first Greylag Goose brood
At least five Chiffchaff and 7 Cetti's Warbler were heard singing in various places on the reserve today, continuing with the Spring theme an early brood of three Greylag Geese were spotted in the Duck Decoy.
It was the WeBS count today but the totals haven't been added as yet, we have certainly seen more wildfowl and wader departures, I'll try to get the counts added to the blog post tomorrow.
Highlights today included
Cattle Egret and male and female Goldeneye on South Lake.
South Lake
62 Avocet and 435 Black-tailed Godwit were on the wader scrape here + 66 Shoveler and 3 male and 4 female Pochard on deep lake.
Kingfisher Hide
At least 112 Russian White-fronted Geese remained on the Bottom New Piece and a pair of Kingfisher at the nest bank.
Tack Piece
50 Redshank, 1 Ruff, 1 Curlew, 23 Tufted Duck, 5 Mute Swan, 181 Wigeon.
Estuary Tower
Peregrine, 110 Wigeon with 151 on the estuary
