30th November 2017 seen by Alastair Gray
Dusk at West End:- 1m Wigeon, 14 Mandarin, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 72 Mallard, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe.
Dusk at West End:- 1m Wigeon, 14 Mandarin, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 72 Mallard, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe.
We continued to clear willows from an area of the south bank where we are planning to create a reed bed. We also carried out the regular tasks of: picking…
A group of Greylag Geese with a Canada/Greylag hybrid goose. It is the 4th from the left with a dark neck, whiter face patch and dark beak. The picnic area…
West End: 1 Little Grebe, 60 Great Crested Grebe, 41 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 169 Greylag Geese + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 1 Canada Goose, 3 Mandarin Duck, 6 Gadwall, 24…
West End:- 1 Little Grebe, 140 Greylag + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 10m+2f Mandarin, pair of Wigeon, 4m+2f Gadwall, 19 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 10 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 47…
Whillet's Meadow:- 103 Reed Buntings came in to roost at the reed bed. They were coming in low and fast so no doubt I missed some. Sparrowhawk, Kestrel & Buzzard…
This week the work party continued clearing willows from an area on the South Bank where we are planning to create a reed bed. Photos by Bob Johnson.
West End:- 10 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 12 Mandarin, 7 Teal, 51 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Coot, 10 Pied Wagtails, 1 Kestrel, 14 Goldfinch, 5 Chaffinch,…
West End:- 3 Green Sandpipers, 8 Snipe, 1 Coot, 7 Moorhens, 264 Black-Headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 140 Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Pintail flew west,…
This morning a number of Blue Tits and Great Tits were rung. Other birds of note - Long-tailed Tit and Goldcrest. Other sightings: 2 Buzzard, Kingfisher, Marsh Tit and Bullfinch.