Today's sightings
A cold night left a thin covering of ice around the shallow waters and quieter parts of the reserve.
Holden Tower/Tack Piece
Short-eared Owl hunting at 0830.
Cranes-4 (GCP) feeding in the Winter bird survival crop-Goose House Ground.
E White-fronted Goose 193
Tundra Bean Goose 2 (third probably present in the long grass, sat down)
Lapwing 200
Dunlin 300
Wigeon 300
Teal 90
Stock Dove 24
Peregrine 1
Barnacle Goose 1 flew in an settled with White-fronts before flying off calling again.
Willow Hide
Water Rail
Zeiss Hide
Teal 500
Dunlin 200
Lapwing 150
Black-tailed Godwit 60+
Cetti's Warbler 1
Water Rail 1
South Lake
Packed with duck today, all regular species present in good numbers inc 100 Shoveler.
Cormorant 9
Rushy
Bewick's Swan 220+
