12:45 to 3:30pm. Weather: cold, grey, some blue sky.
Outing with mum & the boys, in wintry conditions which meant we didn't linger on the beach. The boys were still able to pick up a couple of starfish, unbelievable numbers of which had been washed up on the shore, & these along with wrecked shellfish attracted large numbers of gulls. We stopped in the new Island Hide on the way back for lunch but it was fairly quiet, however a good tally was still had overall.
Carpark:
Woodpigeon, Robin, Starling
Picnic Area:
Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Wren.
Muntjac - confidently & unhurriedly crossed the path in front of us.
Dunnock, Moorhen, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Long-Tailed Tit, Blackbird.
Freshwater Marshes:
Kestrel, Reed Bunting, Mallard, Coot, Little Egret.
Brent Goose, Wigeon, Redshank, Shoveler, Avocet, Teal.
Pintail - 3 males, 2 females.
Herring Gull - thousands were seen towards Thornham, in large flocks clouding the horizon.
Shelduck, Black-Headed Gull.
Tidal Marshes:
Black-Tailed Godwit, Cormorant.
Water Rail - proving quite a good spot for them, with one skulking about the low undergrowth on the beach side of the old dividing embankment.
Little Grebe - 7 counted, again tucked in against the embankment.
Crow, Lapwing, Great Black-Backed Gull.
Goldeneye - a lone male; later many were spotted on the sea.
Beach:
Pied Wagtail - 2 flushed as soon as I set foot on the sand.
Turnstone, Sanderling, Oystercatcher, Curlew - all on the tide line.
Common Scoter - good sized rafts fairly close in shore due to it being high tide.
Great-Crested Grebe - 3 also at sea.
Adjacent to Tidal Marsh:
Marsh Harrier - female or juvenile quartering the marsh.
Island Hide:
Common Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Gadwall - additional to the wildfowl seen on the way up.
Entrance/Exit:
Pink-Footed Goose - above fields next to Titchwell Village.
Magpie, Greylag Goose - a small flock flew in & settled on the fields next to the reserve entrance/exit.
52 species.
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