SARA Sharpness Sightings

The snow has affected the birds at SARA and by the docks there was 2 rock pipits and several coots. Sighted on the Marina the resident Great crested grebe has started molting into summer plumage already. The river had 2 redshanks which were very close because of the tide going out, 1 buzzard scared the 1000+ Wigeon which have arrived from Slimbridge WWT. The wigeon also got scared by a carrion crow which flew towards the 8 cormarants which were on some mud. The canal also had 20 mallards, 2 coots, 2 mute swans and some gulls were flying around alot of the time.