Sweet September is here
Highlights from a quick hide round
A few Sand Martins with the House Martins and Swallows.
The Dumbles/Summer Walkway
65+ Linnet, 15+ Goldfinch, 5 Whitethroat, 2 juvenile Peregrine (often interacting and vocal so possibly siblings), flocks of Barnacle and Canada Geese with Bar-headed and Snow x Bar-headed Goose + Wheatear.
Top New Piece
Twelve Ruff, 90 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 90 Teal, Pintail and Reed Warbler.
Middle Point to spartina island/shelf
88 Curlew, 3 Sanderling, 5 Ringed Plover, 5 Avocet (includes our final family of the year, they've fledged!), 11 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron and 20 GBB Gull over high tide with a raft of Pintail, 14 Wigeon and 6 Teal with the 60 Shelduck.
South Lake
1250+ birds including flocks of Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Ruff, Black-headed Gull, Greylag, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, Tufted Duck + Spotted Redshank, 9 Snipe and Pochard.
Rushy Hide
47+ Teal, 3 Shoveler and a few Gadwall + Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit and a few Lapwing.
Tack Piece
8 Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Teal, 20 Gadwall.
Willow Hide
2 Green Sandpipers in the puddle, 5+ Blackcap along the hedge.
