Recent sightings - 7th September

The following sightings were recorded by Toni Castello, warden.

Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre

Mallard 200, Gadwall 2, Tufted 6, Herring gull 1.

Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide

Little egret 8, Black-tailed godwit 1, Black-headed gull 10.

Freshwater lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannog

Mute swan 2 adults + 5 cygnets, Little grebe 1, Coot 2.

Crannog

Swallows still feeding the chicks inside the hatch.

Saline lagoon visible from Limekiln observatory

Little egret 1.

Estuary – visible from Brent hide and Limekiln observatory

Light-bellied brent geese 70 (first late summer sighting, and many more to come!), Oystercatcher +250, Great cormorant 10, Common gull 1.

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