Dueling Bitterns
Two Bitterns back on view today
A fog bound morning no sightings to report until after 10:30am
Top New Piece/Zeiss Hide
At around 12;45pm two Bitterns appeared from cover and were seen interacting, this is most likely to be a territorial dispute as they set up perimeters and defend them. Although they have been showing regularly during the autumn we had a 'dry' period with no sightings for a week or so, with any luck we may see more behaviour from these two birds in the coming weeks.
Other sightings from here today include, Little Grebe, Little Stint with the Dunlin, a Great White Egret, flocks of Lapwing and a few Ruff as well as the Teal flock. The Ross's Goose was seen with the Barnacle Goose flock.
Tack Piece
At least two adult Greenland White-fronted Geese with 280+ Canada, 70 Greylag and 6+ Russian White-fronted Geese, Snow x Bar-headed Goose, 400+ Golden Plover, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwits, Dunlin, Curlew and Lapwing all on the field and flood and 400 Wigeon and 200+ Teal. A couple of Lesser Redpoll toured the trees along the access path with Fieldfares and Redwings feeding on the berries. Two Cranes fed in the flood.
Estuary Tower
Two Cranes feeding on the Dumbles with varying numbers of Lapwing and the Barnacle Goose flock.
Rushy Hide
Despite a helium balloon flushing the majority of the birds at least 14 Bewick's Swan remained, this included two families (two pictured at the offspring of Maisie and Maifeld)
