Today's sightings
After a showery but warm day yesterday today has been mostly wet. At least 21 species of wader were present on the reserve yesterday. The weekend tides are rising and it is a good time to visit the centre and hides as many waders will be present on the scrapes and those on the estuary may be pushed onto the Top New Piece.
Holden Tower/Dumbles edge over high tide
Curlew 120 many feeding on the wet grass also a Whimbrel with them
Red Knot 8 (including adult in breeding plumage and 7 juveniles)
Curlew Sandpiper 5 adults
Little Stint 1
Dunlin 60
Ringed Plover 40
Sanderling 4 (three adults and a juvenile which is the first of the year)
Oystercatcher 2 (only ones left on site, all others have now departed until late January)
Mediterranean Gull 1 juvenile feeding in the surf
Zeiss Hide
Ruff juvenile
Lapwing 70
Dunlin 15
Snipe 30 (hiding in vegetation)
Teal 100
Shoveler 38
South Lake
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Black-tailed Godwit 190
Redshank 60
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 2
Shoveler 23
Tack Piece/Robbie Garnett Hide
Wood Sandpiper juvenile
Green Sandpiper 6
Shoveler 8
Rushy
Green Sandpiper 5
Middle Point
Marsh Harrier juvenile
Yellow Wagtail 1
Wheatear 1
A report written in diary concerning a Bittern at Stephen Kirk/Holden Tower hides, no details or initials.
