Recent Sightings 15th-17th March
Highlights - Common Scoter, Spoonbill, Brimstone and Stonechat
British Steel Hide
Out on the estuary a Drake Common Scoter was seen on Sunday. The Spoonbills have been feeding on the Saline Lagoons normally on a high tide. On the Dafen Scrapes there have been increasing numbers of Black-headed Gulls and lower numbers of wildfowl. There were very few Wigeon seen on the Dafen Scrapes most of them have moved on to the saline lagoons. there are still a few Shoveler and Teal, but they wont be around much longer.
Millennium Wetlands
6 Spoonbills were seen flying over the Eastern Scrapes and a Stonechat was also seen. On the Deep Water Lake there were 5 Mediterranean Gulls on the Stony Islands. Lapwing are continuing to display over the Deep Water Lake Island. A Sparrowhawk was seen over the Northern Loop. A Brimstone was seen by the West Scrape Screen.
