Todays Sightings
Rushy
Bewicks Swan 225 overnight, no big mevements yet.
Pintail 120
Redshank 1
Oystercatcher 1
Martin Smith Hide
Snipe just the one showing closely this morning.
Wigeon 300
Buzzard 1 on the fence.
Holden Tower
Whitefronted Goose 193 (small groups flying out to the east and reterning, a clasic sign of pre-migration behaviour.
Bean Goose 2 adult 1 immature of the tundra race.
Peregrine 1 ad on edge of dumbles.
Buzzard 2
Oystercatcher 1
Sparrowhawk 2
Wigeon 1300 mainly in Tack Piece to north of the tower.
Water Rail 1 calling in the reed bed nearby.
Zeiss Hide
Bittern 1 superb views once again right in front of hide.
Redshank 6
Black Tailed Godwit 6
South Lake
Shoveler 46
Pochard 160
Oystercatcher 1
