Spectacular birding
Further rain and flooding during the week has caused more flooding providing some truly spectacular bird-watching. This really is a great time for a visit.
Holden Tower and Tack Piece.
Large and very mobile flocks of Ducks and waders are moving between the Dumbles and Tack Piece field, watch from any of the hides down to the Holden Tower.
Bewick`s Swan 34 Feeding in the Tack Piece and in fields to the north, catch up with them on the 16.00 feed in the Rushy.
White-fronted Goose 49
Pink-footed Goose 1 ad and 1 Juv
Greylag 220
Canada 250
Dark Bellied Brent 3 ad 1 juv on salt-marsh edge with Barnacle flock.
Barnacle Goose 150
Wigeon 650
Teal 340
Lapwing 3500
Golden Plover 3700
Knot 1
Dunlin 1200
Little Stint 3 Search along the edges of the scrape in front of the Holden Tower.
Black Tailed Godwit 270
Curlew 90
Redshank 17
Ruff 12
Snipe 9
Peregrine 1
Kestrel 1
Marsh Harrier 1 female
Buzzard 2
Raven 1
Zeiss Hide
Teal 1400
Green Winged Teal 1 Good Luck !
Wigeon 370
Cettis 1
Water Rail 2 squealing in front of the hide.
Others
Redpoll 2 on the central path through the grounds.
Chiffchaff 1 near Decoy
