Todays Sightings
Rushy
Five adult Avocet, 2 fully grown young and 2 newly hatched young all very active.
Robbie Garnett
Dominated by the Green Sandpipers, there were 18 here this morning. No sign of the Blue Headed Wagtails but two Little Egret were very close.
Holden Tower
Good high tide, lots of Gulls including at least 4 Yellow Legged Gulls, hard to see the Curlew but at least 110, the only other waders were a pair of Redshank apparently protecting young ( a very late brood).
Zeiss Hide
Avocets dominating here as well 24 birds with a mix of adults and full grown young plus a new brood of 4 that have just hatched. Among them were32 adult Dunlin. About 40 Teal and a handful of Shoveler were noteworthy and the Reed Warblers are very active in the reed bed below the hide.
South Lake
Looking very busy with masses of adult and young Black Headed Gulls plus lots of scruffy moulting ducks including lots of Gadwall and Shoveler. The Black Tailed Godwit flock numbered 101 with 62 Redshank including at least 6 fully fledged juveniles. Look hard because among them is an adult Reeve (female Ruff) and a single juvenile Dunlin my first for the year. The Common Terns are feeding two chicks and there are young Great Crested and Little Grebes.
