Godwit and Avocet increases

South Lake

Great to see an increase to 35 Avocet here this morning and a huge sheltering flock of 307 Black Tailed Godwit. Check out views from the Hogarth Hide as all the birds are packed in here out of the wind. Great close ups of Teal and Shoveler here as well. Cormorant 8 on the main lake including 2 summer plumage adults.

Tack Piece

Massively flooded with the remaining dry ground packed with Wigeon (900), Curlew 170 including at least 2 head started birds, Dunlin 36 are very mobile and around 50 Golden Plover were flying around with 300 Lapwing.. Two Snipe were showing well from the Martin Smith Hide and the Water rail showing as well as ever at the Willow Hide. Lots of Barnacle Geese with the Bar Headed Goose among them and Whitefronts (125) in field to the north.

Rushy

Great close up views of Redshank 17 and Ruff 18 sheltering from the wind. There were at least 10 Snipe on the west bank of the lower pond but just the single Bewicks Swan and around 40 Pochard remaining.

Estuary Tower

All a little windswept from here but Peregrine on the edge of the Dumbles and even closer views of the white Buzzard.

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