Today's sightings-first Pied Flycatcher of the year!
Late news for yesterday
Extra arrival of waders yesterday pushing Dunlin total to 450, also mainly on the estuary (Middle Point at low tide) but visiting the scrapes (Top New Piece mostly) Ringed Plover 141, Sanderling 3, Turnstone 4, Common Sandpiper 2, Whimbrel 1, Little ringed Plover, 2 Red Knot. An adult Yellow legged Gull was also out on the sands and 20 Sand Martin over wetlands.
Zeiss Hide
220 Dunlin
2 Green Sandpiper
1 Spoonbill to 0920, flew toward Tack Piece.
20 Gadwall
30 Teal
1 Hobby
5+ Reed Warbler
Greylag 40
Grey Heron 1
Shelduck brood of three
Robbie Garnett Hide/Tack Piece
Wood Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 4
Black tailed Godwit 6
Greylag 34
Holden Tower
Lesser Whitetroat 2
Reed Warbler 2
Bullfinch male
Great spotted Woodpecker juvenile
Reed Bunting 2
Linnet 2
Hobby flew by
Chiffchaff 1
Painted Lady butterfly on seawall
South Lake
Black-tailed Godwit 142
Redshank 73
Snipe 1
Green Sandpiper 2
Lapwing 82
Ruff 2
Gadwall 13
Shoveler 8
Kingfisher 1
On the Landrover safari's some notable birds were recorded including the first Pied Flycatcher of the year. A female present in the NE corner of the Tack Piece, possibly viewable distantly from Martin Smith Hide. Also a juvenile Cukcoo being fed by Reed Warbler and the female Marsh Harrier. Clouded Yellow butterfly also seen.
