Over 10,000 waders in the sun !
Some great wader spectacles this morning in the sun. Difficult to get good counts with so much movement but certainly more than 10,000 waders mainly Lapwing, Golden Plover and Dunlin.
Holden Tower and Hides
Bewick Swan 16
Whitefronted Goose 90 and Pinkfoot 1 (one field to north watch for movements)
Wigeon 480 inland and 300+ on estuary
Teal 430
Pintail 27
Lapwing 5100
Golden Plover 2200 and still increasing at 10.00.
Redshank 6 inland and at least 8 on the estuary.
Ruff 11
Dunlin 2850 scattered among Lapwing
Little Stint 1 on Holden scrape
Ruff couldn't find any but must be there somewhere.
Black Tailed Godwit 77
Crane 7 in fields to north.
Peregrine Falcon 2
Buzzard 2
Zeiss Hide
Bewick Swan 5
Wigeon 450
Teal 950
Avocet 3
Lapwing 460
Black Tailed Godwit 284 extra to the birds on the Tack Piece.
Dunlin 250
Cettis 1
Water Rail 1
Kingfisher Hide
Bittern 1 seen briefly 11.45
Teal 106
Little Grebe 1
Cettis 1 calling
Water Rail 1 calling
Rushy
Bewicks Swan total 76 overnight.
South Lake
Shoveler 42
Redshank 6
Dunlin 5
Lapwing 500
Crane 2
Road Fields
Whooper Swan 1
Bewick 27
Crane 2
