Todays Highlights
The swan's awake event this morning was amazing, perfect conditions, hundreds of swans and lots of activity once the sun came up.
Bittern - 1, flew past main hide, landed in reeds between main hide and reebed hide
Peregrine
Marsh harrier
Bewick's swans
Whooper swans, several family groups, largest brood size was 6 cygnets. Plenty of ringed birds to spot and the potatoes near the main hide encouraged a lot of birds to stay on the main lagoon.
Wigeon
Teal
Pochard
Shoveler
Pintail
Tufted duck
Shelduck
Black- tailed godwit, lots of flocks around the reserve but one flock of 400 came in to one of the islands on the main lagoon, at least 6 leg ringed birds amongst these.
Dunlin - 2
Curlew - 2
Lapwing
