More rain

We've had some much needed rain over the last 24 hours bringing up ditch levels and refreshing some wetter areas in the fields, and the birds are loving it.

Robbie Garnett Hide
Several hundred Wigeon are still busy grazing across the Tack Piece with a few Pintail also mixed amongst them this morning. A pair of Oystercatcher were at the Holden Tower end of the scrape along with most of the Redshank - 54 birds were counted in all on the Tack Piece. Also present were 67 Curlew and a single Black-tailed Godwit.

Holden Tower
The pair of Peregrine were on the cross fence and again seen mating. At least 145 White-fronted Geese and 156 Shelduck were on the Dumbles with a few Teal, Wigeon and 3 Curlew.

Rushy Hide
There were 133 Pintail present this morning along with a single Black-tailed Godwit on the back meadow, a pair of Oystercatcher and 3 Wigeon on the causeway, plus 24 Pochard, 52 Tufted Duck and a pair of Gadwall on the upper pond.

South Lake Hides

A colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwit was amongst the flock this morning, a returning bird we saw in 2017. The bird was ringed in Devon as a juvenile female in November 2013 and has also been seen in Northern France.

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