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Festival of Birds day 1 & Bird Race winners!

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The winner of our adult Bird Race Dean Reeves with 72 species won the first prize worth £200

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The winners of the junior Bird Race Bryn Lewis (8) and Robert Lewis (14) with 72 species won them the £60 prize.

Thanks to Rare Bird Alert for donating the runners up prize with £180.

Mike Dilger presented the awards and was please no-one beat his score of 75 whist filming wildlife weekly.

The Kingfisher Hide

Peregrine 1
Kestrel 1
Gadwall 2
Little Grebe 1
Cetti's Warbler 1

The Zeiss Hide

Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 2
Teal 700
Dunlin 50
Redshank 5

The Rushy

Bewick's Swan 170
Pintail 250
Pochard 280
Tufted Duck 390

The Tack Piece

Marsh Harrier 1
Black-tailed Godwit 200
Ruff 12
Little Stint 2
Lapwing 2000
Golden Plover 800
Dunlin 600
Wigeon 1400
American wigeon x wigeon hybrid 1 male
Teal 400
Shoveler 40
Common Crane 4
Redshank 15
Marsh Harrier 1 Juv Female

Asian Pen

Ferruginous Duck 1 female

The South Lake

Oystercatcher 4
Peregrine 1
Redshank 5

The Holden Tower

Barnacle Goose 200
Raven 2
Peregrine 3
Redshank 5

The Willow Hide

Water Rail 2
Reed Bunting 3

 

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