Today's sightings
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
