Festival of Swans - Sunday sightings
A glorious start to the day with our swans awake an amazing experience watching thousands of swans on the washes wake up preen and some flew out. Many have remained infront of the hides due to the ice so come down and see them.
Highlights
Glaucous gull -Friends hide
Bean geese 4 - Friends hide
Great white egrets - 3
White-fronted geese - 6 in front of the café
Bearded tits next to Allport hide
Goldeneye - Main observatory
Todays Sightings 68 bird species so far.
| Mute swan |
| Whooper swan |
| Bewick's swan |
| Greylag geese |
| Canada geese |
| Egyptian goose |
| White-fronted geese 6 |
| Bean geese 4 |
| Mallard |
| Pintail |
| Gadwall |
| Wigeon |
| Teal |
| Shelduck |
| Shoveler |
| Tufted duck |
| Pochard |
| Goldeneye |
| Coot |
| Moorhen |
| Water rail |
| Ruff |
| Curlew |
| Black-tailed godwits -1000+ |
| Golden plover |
| Lapwing |
| Redshank |
| Dunlin |
| Black-headed gull |
| Lesser black-backed gull |
| Greater black-backed gull |
| Herring gull |
| Common gull |
| Glaucous gull |
| Crow |
| Rook |
| Magpie |
| Jackdaw |
| Pheasant |
| Red-legged partridge |
| Woodpigeon |
| Collared dove |
| Stock dove |
| Cormorant |
| Little egret |
| Grey heron |
| Great white egret 3 |
| Blackbird |
| Song thrush |
| Mistle thrush |
| Redwing |
| Fieldfare |
| Starling |
| Blue tit |
| Great tit |
| Bearded tit |
| Robin |
| Wren |
| Dunnock |
| Goldfinch |
| Chaffinch |
| Greenfinch |
| Reed bunting |
| House sparrow |
| Tree sparrow |
| Meadow pipit |
| Skylark |
| Pied wagtail |
