Two Temminck's Stints
Single Temminck's Stints were seen in the Rushy feeding on the top pond island, and on the Top New Piece islands today.
Single Temminck's Stints were seen in the Rushy feeding on the top pond island, and on the Top New Piece islands today.
The photograph above was taken on the Rushy, from the hide by Michael Trew. Thank you for providing this photo for us to share.
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
Pair of Cranes with two newly hatched chicks, pair of Little-ringed Plover with two small chicks, Avocets with young as well as nesting birds (36 adults), female Wigeon with Chiloe Wigeon hybrid drake, single drake Shoveler.
South Lake
A pair of Little-ringed Plover (male displaying), three 2cy Mediterranean Gulls, the 2cy Little Gull in the afternoon, 105 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Great Crested Grebe, broods of 3 and 4 Avocet (52 adults), 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 pairs of Oystercatcher each with three young, 15 Shelduck and a pair of nesting Cranes.
Middle Point at low tide/Dumbles foreshore at high tide
A Sandwich Tern downriver, an adult breeding plumage Little Stint, at least 222 Ringed Pover, 38 Sanderling and 420 Dunlin on the mudflats with 21 Grey Plover, a Harbour Seal close in at high tide + 16 Curlew and a Bar-tailed Godwit,
New Cranes
Four unringed Cranes arrived over the reserve high from the East, they tried to join a breeding pair in the North of the reserve but were chased off, they've relocated to the the Top New Piece between Zeiss Hide and Estuary Tower
Tack Piece
Nine Avocet, 2 Golden Plover in the flash (wet field hollow), Lapwing, 20 Greylag, Egyptian Goose, 4 Barnacle Geese, Oystercatcher, pair of Gadwall, 3 drake and 2 female Tufted Duck, 5 Black-headed Gull.
Zeiss Hide/Top and Bottom New Piece
Green-winged Teal drake and three drake Garganey, a female Teal, 4 Avocet on the Bottom New Piece flood, 2 Spoonbill, 2 Little Egret, pair of Crane + 2 chicks, Great Crested Grebe, intersex plumage Teal, 8 Avocet on Top New Piece.
