Today's sightings
Plenty of ice about in shallow, sheltered spots until the sun melted it off. The Rushy was full of birds at 0830. Waders increased with the thaw and were back up to very impressive numbers by late morning.
Holden Tower
Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1 among the 160 Barnacle Geese
Little Stint 3 on the scrape, feeding on the (now lowered) islands, grass cuttings and ice shelf.
Dunlin 1000
Lapwing 2000
Golden Plover 1400
Bewick's Swan 60 fed here today
Wigeon 1000+ on the estuary
Teal 500+ estuary
Pintail 100+ estuary
Chiffchaff 1 in the hedge
Tack Piece
Wigeon 300
Black-tailed Godwit 100+
Curlew 250
Dunlin 500
Golden Plover see above flock as they were mobile
Ruff 5+
Teal 400
Pintail 40
White-fronted Geese 170
Martin Smith Hide
Snipe 1
Pintail and Teal
Zeiss Hide
Water Rail 1
Cetti's Warbler 1
Teal 1200
Pintail 12
Shoveler 20
Crane 3 GCP birds flew over calling
Kingfisher Hide
Water Rail 1
Reed Bunting 1
Gadwall 6
South Lake
Great Crested Grebe 1
Pochard 50
Cormorant 8
Car Park
Kingfisher flew through
Grounds
Redpoll 1 in the alder trees
Rushy
Bewick's Swan 120
Pochard 170
Tufted Duck 200
Pintail 140
