Wet and wonderful
Kingfisher Hide
Definitely the best spot for me this morning. Its great when all the management comes together. Great grazing from the Long Horns, lots of natural manure plus increasing Clover content, Good topping regime has reduced the Rush growth and water levels rising slowly have all added up to a great spectacle, Hundred of Wigeon, White-fronts, Canada`s and Greylags taking advantage of the tight green sward. Hundreds of Black Tailed Godwits (232), Lapwing, Dunlin and Curlew with Ruff and Redshank among them. A pair of displaying Cranes completed the scene.
Grounds
Greater Scaup 1 juv female in Eider pen.
Marsh Harrier 1 ad female (flew south near canal)
Zeiss Hide
Pintail 42 (some of the estuary flock taking shelter)
Teal 300
Cettis 1 (close to the hide)
Holden Tower
Cranes 4
Bewick Swan 42 (80 on site this morning)
Wigeon 320
Dunlin 200
Little Stint 2 (among the Dunlin and often on the edge of the scrape)
Redshank 1
Golden Plover 1400
Lapwing 400
Tack Piece (Robbie Garnett and Martin Smith Hides)
Wigeon 980
Teal 240
Lapwing 600
Redshank 2
Dunlin 40
South Lake
There were 12 Cormorant here this morning and rather unusually two Greater Black Backed Gulls looking enormous this close up.
Pochard 29
Tufted Duck 72
