Today's sightings
Grey Phalarope news
This bird was reported by members/visting birders as seen distantly from Holden Tower this morning and again this afternoon from Holden Tower and the Zeiss Hide, views were typically brief, usually in flight or in gaps in the rushes. It spends much of it's time feeding in muddy pools in the tall vegetation.
Tack Piece
(from Holden Tower, Martin Smith, Robbie Garnett and Stephen Kirk Hides)
Varying numbers of birds and much movement between here, the Dumbles and many other fields.
Grey Plover 1 on the N side of the flood early afternoon
Golden Plover- up t0 700
Lapwing-up to 1000
Dunlin-up to 200
Black-tailed Godwit- up to 140
Curlew 91
Wigeon 1711
Teal 1046
Shoveler 40
Redshank 48
Ruff 1
Shelduck 42
Pintail 170
E. White-fronted Geese 115
Peregrine 1 in the tall trees
Crane 13 GCP in the fields just N of here.
Holden Tower
Golden Plover 700
Lapwing 1000+
Dunlin 300+
Barnacle, Canada and Greylag Geese, 1 pair of E. White-fronted Geese.
South Lake
Avocet 2
Oystercatcher 1
Lapwing 120
Teal 70
Great Crested Grebe 1
Shoveler 20
Gadwall 10
Rushy Pen
Greater Scaup- 1st winter female still present today
Bewick's Swan 116 on site, many left the roost early.
Tufted Duck 220 and Pochard 100+
Canoe Trail from Decoy Boardwalk
Little Grebe 1
Cetti's Warbler 1
Zeiss Hide
Water Rail 2 calling
Teal 205
Wigeon 62
Bewick's Swan 4 (2 cygnets)
