Sunday 29 August
Tack Piece
47 Teal, 5 Gadwall and a Redshank.
Martin Smith Hide
Female Wigeon with Gadwall and Mallard.
Rushy
80 Black-tailed Godwit ( 3 juv), 11 Ruff (2 juv), 15 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 4 Avocet, 4 Wigeon, 8 Pied Wagtail + Shelduck, Mallard and Lapwing.
Middle Point
Spotted Redshank on the mudflats and creek to the North, 18 Curlew to South and 76 to North of the point at low tide, 306 small waders (Ringed Plover/Dunlin), 15 Cormorant, a juvenile Golden Plover flew off to join a Knot, a single Pintail, a Marsh Harrier over the estuary, a few Yellow Wagtail flying about + 6 Little Egret.
South Lake
Three Green Sandpiper, juvenile Common Gull with the Black-headed Gulls, 48 Tufted Duck, c70 Teal early morning, birds returned to South Lake after the raptor disturbance included two adult Spotted Redshank, 1 Avocet, 4 Ruff (2 juveniles), 2 Snipe, a number of Shoveler among increased numbers of Teal, 21 Pied Wagtail on the mud and flocks of Greylag Geese.
Estuary Tower
A Greenshank flew past heading toward Top New Piece early morning.
Top New Piece
240 Teal with Gadwall and Shoveler, at least 16 Wigeon early morning. 18 Lapwing.
