Sighting's from around the hides
Rushy Pen
Avocet- the six young are rapidly growing feathers. Easy to see on the lower pond.
Shelduck broods of various ages/sizes.
Teal 1
Common Tern incubating eggs- top pond on island at the back.
Martin Smith Hide
Garganey- a nervous, freshly fledged juvenile skulking in the pool.
Little Egret 1
Robbie Garnett Hide
Crane 1 GCP, Green Sandpiper 11, Lapwing 3, Oystercatcher 2 plus 5 Teal, 3 juvenile Shoveler and Black-headed Gulls on the scrape edges. Snipe in the vegetation.
Holden Tower
Little Egret 1
Greenshank 1
Crane 3 GCP on the saltmarsh island
South Lake
Common Sandpiper, Little-ringed Plover, 5 Redshank, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Lapwing and 2 Oystercatcher on the wader scrape. Little and Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gulls on the deep lake.
Zeiss Hide/Top New Piece
45 Avocet, 2 Ruff, 3 Redshank, Black-tailed Godwits, Oystercatcher, Teal, Gadwall and Shelduck broods on the marsh.
