Today's sightings- migration stepping up
Zeiss Hide
Wood Sandpiper 1 juvenile with 5 Green Sandpipers on flood in Bottom New Piece, also viewable from the Kingfisher Hide. 2 Greenshank-adult and juvenile for comparison, 167 Black-tailed Godwits, 30 Redshank, 22 Ruff (6 adults, 3 males in non-breeding plumage and 3 adult females, the rest are juveniles), 10 Dunlin and 9 Ringed Plover came in from the estuary over high tide, 1 Common Tern flew through, 200 Teal and 70 Gadwall. a Tree Pipit flew over calling. Plenty of Sedge and Reed Warbler and a couple of Whitethroat also seen.
Rushy Pen
Ruff 12 (moved off to Top New Piece), 7 Green Sandpiper.
Martin Smith Hide
South Lake
No waders this morning, they are all on the Top New Piece,but 500 Greylag, 2 Great Crested Grebe and 200 Black-headed Gulls. We may be conducting some management work out here today as it is quieter for birds.
Water Rail, juvenile Garganey and Teal.
Kingfisher Hide
Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker
Grounds
Around the Otter enclosure this morning- Nuthatch 1, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, 20 Chiffchaff and a tit flock. Yellow Wagtail over low N, Kingfisher. Three Great spotted Woodpecker.
