overcast,calm and quite mild.1.pm-3pm.Birds of note - pair of Wigeon on Abbey Mead,2 Shelduck along the river,Little Egret seen along the mill stream,Green Sandpiper on the scrape and small numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing along with 1 Mistle Thrush and 1 Green Woodpecker feeding on the short turf areas of the east scrub which are now very soft.
The mild weather induced a Blackcap to sing this morning in the garden and a Song Thrush made a very fleeting visit.The last of which is now a very scarce visitor.
January 2nd,1985.
Brookland lake - Pochard 180,Tufted Duck 160,Coot 120,Green Sandpiper,one flew over.
Abbey Mead - Coot 35,Tufted Duck 82,G C Grebe 1,Red-necked Grebe 1,Bittern 1,Wigeon 4 (partly iced over).
Railway lake - Coot 50,G C Grebe 2,Little Grebe 2,Tufted Duck 20,Slavonian Grebe 1.
Brook House - Shoveler 11,Gadwall 70,Pintail 3,Mallard 130.
Tesco Lake - Smew 6 (red heads) Pochard 320,Coot 90,Tufted Duck 50.
Millstream - Goldeneye (1 red-head).
Millstream lake - Corkscrew Willows - Short eared Owl seen again (roosting) and 1 Woodcock flushed.
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Hi Alan
ReplyDeleteCouldn't get out today, too busy packing, so I missed the bloody Wigeon again, not to mention all that stuff in 1985!
All the best
Phil
Hi Phil,I think the Wigeon see you coming,anyway have a good trip,sure to see lots of good birds out there.
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