Today's sighting-Snow Geese
Lesser Snow Geese- a flock of thirteen arrived from high and the north at 0740 and began circling the reserve. They dropped down onto the Top New Piece and fed for a while hence the distant image taken from the Holden Tower. Soon after the flock flew off north again and were lost to sight. They consist of one blue phase bird and twelve white phase, two of these being juveniles. The same flock were likely to have been seen in Lancashire yesterday at Pilling which like Slimbridge is a great area for geese.
Holden Tower
Whimbrel 2
Curlew 140
Merlin 1 hunting the small waders
Dumbles edge
Viewable distantly from the tower at high tide or as the tide drops and they feed on the mud. Try off Middle Point at low tide.
Oystercatcher 1
Whimbrel 2
Ringed Plover 60
Dunlin 140
Sanderling 8
Little Stint 2 juveniles
South Lake
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Black-tailed Godwit 90
Ruff 2
Red Knot 1 juvenile
Teal 40
Shoveler 45
Spotted Crake not seen in brief search this morning, we are checking when possible, please can visiting birders pass on sightings information if you see it.
Robbie Garnett Hide
Wood Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 2
Zeiss Hide
Ruff 2
Green Sandpiper 1
Teal 700
Marsh Harrier hunting over the spartina island, estuary.
