Still on only around 2000 Barnacles in the fields and merses, and just over 100 Whoopers at the feeds today, though perhaps as many as 300 in the immediate locality. A Merlin overflew the Avenue earlier, where three Magpies were a less than usual sighting. Jackdaw attempts to take over the Tawny Owl box are currently being rebuffed
Today's high tide is at 10:56, 8.9m
Barnacle Geese: C2000
Whooper Swans: 102
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 102
Mute Swan 35
Mallard 82
Tufted Duck 30
Greater Scaup ♂
Wigeon 50
Teal 15
Canada Geese 4
Oystercatcher 2
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal ♂
Teal 180
Wigeon 50
Mallard 10
Shoveler 20
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 20
Roe Deer 4
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 3
Avenue Tower
Teal 260
Wigeon 165
Shoveler 11
Mallard 25
Gadwall 3
Lapwing 72
Black-tailed Godwit 5
Golden Plover 200
Little Egret 6
Curlew 70
Oystercatcher 2
Roe Deer 5
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Hen Harrier 1♂ - seen here most days
Roe Deer 6
Often over the high tide:
Dunlin 4000
Knot 200
Pintail 100
Shelduck 200
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Oystercatcher 4000
Golden Plover 700
Grey Plover 60
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellowhammer now singing
Reed Bunting
Brambling
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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