Wet and wild this morning, but the birds are all still here and we could be due for quite a spectacular high tide (if we can see it).
Drake Green-winged Teal still on the Folly Pond, and the drake Ring-necked Duck is on the Whooper Pond along with the female Greater Scaup.
Today's high tide is at 13:36 9.6m - and with this wind it could come in quite far, bringing good numbers of birds with it. The tricky part will be seeing them through the rain.
Barnacle Geese: 5000 - including 1 hybrid
Whooper Swans: 118
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 118
Mute Swan 45
Ring-necked Duck 1♂
Greater Scaup 1♀
Mallard 50
Tufted Duck 35
Wigeon 30
Gadwall 2
Little Grebe 1
Canada Geese 40
Greylag Geese 5
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 120
Wigeon 200
Mallard 6
Shoveler 1
Gadwall 1
Avenue Tower
Flood Ground:
Teal 150
Wigeon 200
Mallard 35
Gadwall 3
Grey Heron 1
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Hen Harrier 1♂ - seen most days
Little Egret 3
Barnacle Geese
Over the high tide:
Dunlin 2000
Knot 1000
Golden Plover 700
Grey Plover 200
Shelduck 3000
Pintail 1000
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Back Pond Hide
Kingfisher 1
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 2
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Yellowhammer
Brambling
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Song Thrush
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Siskin
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Lesser Redpoll
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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