With the return of some sunny weather and a drop in the wind strength it was a pleasant afternoon at the WWT Centre. I made visits to each of the hides ,but having less time than usual, didn't spend very long at each one. Nevertheless I did manage a total of 39 species today. The car park seemed full when I arrived at 1.30 pm,but there were not many people about, only one or two visitors per for the most part at each hide. The Bewicks swans seemed to have all gone, but there were still pintails around on the Rushy Pen. The geese were fairly close in at the Estuary Tower, and I was able to get a better view of the feral barnacle goose flock, with the bar-headed and snow x bar headed goose amongst them.
Down at the kingfisher hide, a kingfisher was sitting perched on a branch outside the bank of nestholes, hopefully a good sign for later on.. and also the first I have seen so far this year. .. Avocets are on the increase, but the cattle egret, little egret and male goldeneye had all disappeared from the South Lake at lunch time. However, I did manage to see them all on my last visit.
snipe
curlew
(feral) bar headed goose
Bewicks swan. This one was not with the captive flock but alone in another area, I did wonder if it was the last Bewicks swan that had relocated, rather than migrated!
shoveler
kingfisher outside nesting hole
teal
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