The warden saw a Snow Bunting take off from the new saltmarsh at high tide today and head off high towards Southport.
Another birder listed 15 -20 Whooper Swans with 6 Mute Swans mingling.
There were 300+ Pink-footed Geese, 50+ Wigeon, 70+ Mallard, 700+ Teal, 4 Tufted Duck and a Pintail. 6 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 900+ Lapwing, 195 Golden Plover, 12 Grey Plover, 4 Ruff, a Greenshank, 7 Dunlin, 30+ Snipe (undoubtedly more present), 150+ Skylarks, 50+ Starlings, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipits, 4 Tree Sparrow, 4 Reed Buntings and 30 Fieldfare heading east. Also 6 Grey Partridge and a single Black-tailed Godwit.
Raptors included 5 Buzzard, 3 Merlin, a Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawks and 7 Kestrels.
Although outside the HOM recording area around the River Douglas, Fieldfares were everywhere! An estimated 1200 in four flocks plus 4 Redwings and a single Brambling there too.