Saturday Sightings- Pink footed goose and ruff
A cloudy day with patches of fog made visibility difficult but the following birds were noted this morning:
Rushy Pen:
Pink footed goose- adult present with the greylags although rather mobile today.
Bewick's swan 142
Dunlin 1
Little Stint 1
Redshank 1
Holden Tower:
Wigeon 1160
Teal 15
Tufted duck 16
Raven 2
Gadwall 2
Lapwing 14
Mistle thrush 1
Tack Piece:
Teal 60
Wigeon 40
Bewicks swan 6
Water rail in the rushes below the hide
Pintail 16
Shoveler 5
Zeiss Hide:
Bittern 1 11.00 flew toward Kingfisher hide.
Teal 540
Wigeon 660
Ruff 8
Redshank 1
Black tailed godwit 1
Snipe 15
Lapwing 340
Pintail 168
Kingfisher hide:
Bittern 1 several sightings.
Buzzard 1
Water rail 2
Gadwall 4
Little grebe 1
South Lake:
Teal 40
Cormorant 2
Lapwing 55
Pochard 20
Asian Pen:
Ruddy shelduck female with captive birds
