Peak Bird Counts - July

Some of the peak bird counts from July's Wetland Bird Survey carried out across the Reserve:

Cormorant 51
Shelduck 124
Eider 602
Red-breasted Merganser 65
Goosander 24
Oystercatcher 587
Ringed Plover 18
Lapwing 12
Dunlin 258
Bar-tailed Godwit 700
Curlew 660
Redshank 545
Black-headed Gull 1376
Herring Gull 879
Sandwich Tern 201

Some fantastic counts this month, during this quieter period at the end of the breeding season before the excitement of the autumn migration.