0930-1130.sunny,though chilly in the westerly wind.
The small marsh by Brookland car park,held 2 Water Rail,3 Mallard,4 Moorhen,1 Cetti`s and 1 Chiffchaff.Along the MILL STREAM,I saw singles of Grey Wagtail,Kingfisher and Little Egret,the latter was the first sighting for quite a while.STREAMSIDE LAKE held,25 Tufted Duck,30 Coot and 4 Canada Geese.A rather wet walk through the WEST SCRUB did not produce the hoped for Woodcock or two,but I did see another Cetti`s,both,Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers,2 Redwings and a flyover Sparrowhawk.The RAILWAY LAKE held most of the Gadwall in the area,20 and 2 Little Grebe,2 Great Crested,80 Coot and 25 Tufted Duck.Another Kingfisher was seen at ABBEY MEADS,along with 50 Pochard,70 Coot,15 Gadwall,6 Great Crested Grebes and 60 Tufted Duck.Two Grey Herons were seen back in the Heronry,with a further 3 along the RIVER,where 15 Mallard,30 Teal and 1 Redshank were also present.
Still no Siskin or Redpolls,wildfowl numbers remain low.
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Hi Alan.
ReplyDeleteHad probable Harris Hawk over sunken marsh on Tuesday, also second recent sighting of Peregrine.
Still no Siskins and as you say low numbers of wildfowl, I wonder if the rising water levels are not helping? Still no Bittern seen this year either.
Hi Phil,I have yet to see the Harris Hawk.As for the waterfowl,I think its the mild weather.Mind you,Pochard numbers have been decreasing for a number of years now.Still no sighting of that bird!.
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