My first stop was the Whooper Pond and this coincided with the 11 am feed. The drake American Wigeon was showing down to a few feet of the windows:
Drake American Wigeon:
This could be the same bird that was present at Lochmaben in November 09.
The Whooper Pond was a hive of feeding activity particularly the many Whooper Swans and lots of Wigeon. 2 or 3 Gadwall remained at the back of the pond and a single drake Pochard was present.
The feeder to the right of the feeder held 1 Tree Sparrow and the hedgerows around the centre had both Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting and lots of House Sparrows.
The new Salcot hide is very impressive and a big contrast to its very dilapidated predecessor. A Peregrine was perched very distant on a post and a single Pink Footed Goose and several Grey Plover were highlights. There was also the odd group of Barnacle Geese:
Typical view from the Salcot Hide :
Teal showed well in the pool to the left of the Salcot Hide:
The hides from the track back toward the centre from Salcot gave great views of Barnacle Geese:
The next stop was the Avenue Tower where a splendid female Hen Harrier gave great views as it quartered the merse in the afternoon sunshine. Several Roe Deer were present and a fox was seen distantly.
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