The week started well with a flock of over 100 siskins along village bay and a flock of 50 waxwings stopped briefly along the boardwalk. It has been a great winter for waxwings but there probably wont be too many more oppurtunities to see these fantastic birds before they begin to return to their northern european breeding grounds.
It has been a good week for waders with 32 curlews seen on the reserve and a black tailed godwit and ruff on the flashes at the end of the week. A little egret was also a common sight at the flashes.
The white fronted geese are still at Lin Dyke and other water fowl of note included four goosanders on main bay, a female smew in the middle of main bay, nine pintails on village bay and to great crested grebes at the cut.
Willow tits and treecreepers are being frequently seen around the boardwalk with bullfinches being seen at the feeders. Six redwings were seen at pickup. the sightings of both redwings and fieldfares has fallen of late.
The long eared owls are still using their usual roost but arent being seen every day.