Past few days

28th December 2009, Monday

Highlights over the past few days 400 Wigeon, 350 Teal, 6 Pintail, drake Smew, 34 Snipe, Woodcock and 3 Marsh Harrier at Castle Water. Roosting waders on the Beach Reserve have included 370 Curlew split between Harbour Farm pools and Flat Beach, 160 Dunlin along shore Ridges, 245 Golden Plover and 300 Lapwing on Flat Beach. A Merlin showed well at Ternery Pool were small groups of Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall and a lone Scaup have been present. Several Red-throated Diver were lingering offshore out from the Old Lifeboat House.