South Lake
From Discovery Hide there was 1 Spoonbill, 8 Snipe, 255 Teal, 438 Lapwing, 13 Cormorant, 1 Great-crested grebe, and 6 Tufted Duck. Later in the morning, 13 White-fronted geese dropped onto the deep lake from Discovery Hide.
Estuary Tower
Visible from the tower were 5 White-fronted Geese with the Canada geese, 33 Great black-backed Gull, 29 Shelduck, 1400+ Golden Plover, and a similar amount of Lapwing. There was a Siskin briefly in front of the tower as well as Chiffchaff, c400 Wigeon, Teal, and Shoveler on the scrape. Later in the afternoon, a Brent goose was spotted too.
Tack Piece
From Robbie Garnett Hide there were 32 Redshank, 3 Curlew, 24 Pintail, 670+ Wigeon, 100+ Teal, 20 Shoveler, 4 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, Chinese/Swan Goose with the Greylags. Large flocks of Lapwing and Golden Plover were super mobile.
Rushy Hide
First thing in the morning 7 Bewick’s swans were on the Lake.
Zeiss Hide
From Zeiss Hide in the morning there was 490 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 25 Ruff, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Great Egret, 76 Lapwing and a large flock of Dunlin, Cetti’s, and Water Rail heard.
Through the grounds, 2 Siskin were seen as well as a couple of Goldcrest and lots of Pigeon Migration was visible. A Marsh Harrier was also seen to the north of the reserve in the afternoon, flying along the seawall.
