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Today's sightings

Two Bewick's Swan coming into land at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture)
Two Bewick's Swan coming into land at Slimbridge by James Lees (Archive Picture)

Holden Tower

As well as all of the birds viewable on the Tack Piece (see below) the following highlights were noted.

Little Stint 2 feeding around the scrape with Dunlin
Oystercatcher 4 ( 2pairs)
Avocet pair on the islands/scrape
Bewicks's Swan up to 94 mostly sleeping here today, (at least 129 still on the reserve)Barnacle Goose 213
Great Black-backed Gull 22
Lapwing 1500

Tack Piece

Wigeon 1023
Teal 230
Pintail 105
Shoveler 101
European White-fronted Geese 132
Greenland White-fronted Goose 5
Bewick's Swans
Golden Plover 2200
Dunlin 700

Rushy Pen

Greater Scaup-2 1st winter females
Tufted Duck 236
Pochard 130 male and 39 females
Pintail 98
Bewick's Swan (100+ roosted)
Avocets visited on and off
Shelduck 114

South Lake

Cormorant 13
Tufted Duck 76
Teal 125
Shoveler 93
Little Grebe 1
Lapwing 169
Gadwall 23
Shelduck 39
Coot 12
Ruddy Shelduck female
Black-tailed Godwit 167
Bar-tailed Godwit 1
Avocet 5
Oystercatcher 4

Zeiss Hide

Water Rail 1
Cetti's Warbler 1
Teal 536

 

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