Today's sightings
Tack Piece and Top New Piece full of birds today, large increases in waders numbers and the WeBS count revealed 18, 546 wildfowl and waders on site today. 10,817 were waders with the highlight an excellent count of 4387 Golden Plover.
Holden Tower/Rushy
Golden Plover 4387
Lapwing 3655
Pintail 179
Shelduck 194
Crane 6
Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1
E. White-fronted Goose 142 but many moved to road fields
Zeiss Hide
Teal 760
Wigeon 1089
Rushy
Bewick's Swan 117
Martin Smith Hide
Snipe 1
South Lake
Ruff 12
Black-tailed Godwit 93
Redshank 3
Great Crested Grebe 1
Pochard hybrid with 5 Pochard
