Today's sightings-blustery.
Holden Tower
The strong winds over high tide encouraged some of the estuary waders to come in, it also pushed a few seabirds up to Slimbridge.
Great Skua 1 N at 1010, back? down later.
Golden Plover 500 with 1 Grey Plover and 2 Red Knot.
Dunlin 200 with 1 Little Stint.
Bewick's Swan 11 feeding on the saltmarsh
Canada/Barnacle and Greylag Geese.
Redshank 5.
Tack Piece
Bewick's Swan 33
E. White Geese reported from here later in the day.
Wigeon 500
Teal 450
Marsh Harrier-female seen here and around the reserve
Peregrine 1
Martin Smith Hide
Water Rail 1
Zeiss Hide
Black-tailed Godwit 120
Teal 800
Pintail 30
South Lake
Great Crested Grebe 1
Pochard 12
Crane 2 GCP
Bar-tailed Godwit 1 see pic below
Black-tailed Godwit 60
Cormorant 7
Teal 40
Rushy Pen
Bewick's Swan 30 at 0800
Pochard 100
Pintail 60
Tufted Duck 200
Redshank 1
Big Pen
Greater Scaup- female was still with Tufted Ducks in the fenced pond SW corner with the Eiders.
Kingfisher hide
Curlew 60
Ruff 6
Dunlin 100
Little Egret 1
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 2
