Latest Sightings

Barnacle Geese
Around 3500 around the reserve today, best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower

Whooper Pond

Whooper Swan 100
Mute Swan 30
Mallard 60
Tufted Duck 25
Wigeon 80
SCAUP 1 ♀
POCHARD 1 ♂
Little Egret 4
Gadwall 1
Oystercatcher 2

Folly Pond

GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 ♂
Teal 300
Wigeon 200
Shoveler 30
Black-tailed Godwit 4
Redshank 20
Shelduck 5

Teal Pond

Tufted Duck 2
Gadwall 4
Wigeon 2
Teal 10

Avenue Tower

Teal 500
Wigeon 400
Pintail 4
Lapwing 200
Little Egret 1

Avenues & Feeders

Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Water Rail 2 – opposite Peter Scott Observatory

Peter Scott Trail

Water Rail 1+

Tide Time and Height

1448 – 8.8m

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