Golden Plover

31 August 2020

Single Golden Plover circling the reserve

Summer Walkway viewing area

Calling Golden Plover looking to land in Tack Piece but continued to circle the reserve

Top New Piece

Cattle Egret with the Longhorn herd and 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Teal and 3 Wigeon.

Rushy Hide

36 Teal, 2 juvenile Ruff, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Lapwing, 3 Snipe.

Martin Smith Hide

Male Redstart on the reeds, flew into Rushy, Cetti's Warbler and Chiffchaff.

Stephen Kirk Hide

Reed Warbler.

Knott Hide

Great White Egret and 5 Blackcap in the hedge

Duck Decoy

Brilliant views of a fishing Kingfisher but it was also in the shadows at times, Little Grebe pair with chick, 11 Gadwall, 9 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen and a Teal

South Lake

Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 190 Lapwing, 12 Ruff, 256 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Redshank, 12 Shoveler, GC Grebe, 7 Cormorant, a few Starling + flocks of Teal, Gadwall, Greylag and Tufted Duck

Middle Point to spartina shelf

24 Curlew, 7 Sanderling, 8 Avocet, 69 Shelduck, 13 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, 16 GBB Gull, 3 Little.Egret, Grey Heron, 130 Black-headed Gull, 5 Wigeon and 3 Shoveler on the tide + 5 Yellow Wagtail with cattle.

Summer Walkway (Tack Piece) and Middle Point/Dumbles fences

5 Wheatear, 6 Reed Bunting and 3 Chiffchaff (at Middle Point on the fence!) + Greenshank flying about calling, it's been off for a tour of the scrapes