Edderthorpe, Wednesday morning

A couple of hours on Houghton Washland and Edderthorpe this morning before work revealed;- Pintail 4, Mallard 650, Teal 170, Wigeon 30, Shoveler 195, Gadwall 68, Pochard 15, Little Egret 4, Little Grebe 30, Golden Plover 500, Dunlin 3. The Teal and Gadwall numbers are probably lower than the number present as halfway through the count the Environment Agency arrived to cut the grass and flushed the Flash.