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New Years Birding

I total of 87 species were recorded at Slimbridge today, not a bad start to the new year and the weather was superb.

The Zeiss Hide

BITTERN 1
Water Rail 1
Grey Heron 2
Teal 1800
Wigeon 400

The Tack Piece

Spotted Redshank 1
Redshank 45
Ruff 14
Dunlin 1100
Lapwing 7,500
Golden Plover 1,000
Snipe 3
Black-tailed Godwit 80
Little Egret 1

The Holden Tower

White-fronted goose 124
Egyptian Goose 1
Barnacle Goose 140
Pintail 250
Wigeon 2,400
Curlew 210
Dunlin 700
Peregrine 3
Buzzard 4
Chiffchaff 1
Lesser Redpoll 4

The Rushy

Bewick's Swan 200
Pochard 250
Pintail 90

The South Finger

Little Grebe 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker 2
Treecreeper 1

 

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