Yesterday's Wetland Bird Survey was carried out by volunteers John Ellis, Julie Straw and me.
Resuts were as follows:
Grey Heron - 8
Little Egret - 2
Tufted Duck - 5
Mallard - 48
Teal - 28
Pintail - 1
Gadwall - 2
Mute Swan - 12
Moorhen - 1
Coot - 10
Greenshank - 2
Green Sandpiper - 7
Snipe - 4
Kingfisher - 2
Black-headed Gull - 1
Highlights for me were the first Pintail of the Autumn and a juvenile Sparowhawk chasing the two Greenshank on Phase 2.
In the afternoon, I was joined by 24 visitors for our 'Autumn Migrants' guided walk, including committee members from the South Lincolnshire RSPB local members group. This was the second of four guided walks we've organised for the Autumn/Winter period (see our events guide) and we were blessed with warm, sunny weather again.
We managed to see a few of the above-listed birds during a 2.5 hour stroll which took in the Silt Lagoons, Phase 2 and the whole of Phases 1 and The Balancing Ponds.