Birding today on the reserve
Thrushes were certainly birds of the day.
Not only feeding throughout the day , but many came into roost late afternoon. But generally things were quiet, even the cettis were quieter than usual.
Species count MOORS:
GCG 2, little grebe 3, cormorant 18, shoveler c20, teal c30, Little egret, water rail widespread, snipe c20, curlew 13 in A38 field. Kestrel, green woodp, thrushes c220 (50% of each), cettis w 2 or 3 singing, grey wag,
Sailing Pool:
GCG 4, coot 7, Mute swan pr,
FLASHES:
Due to the bright moonlight I was able to bird until 5.05pm. All a bit quiet until 4.45 when snipe started flying out and green sands, jack snipe, geese and ducks started to arrive. The gull roost was the lowest so far this season, as were the duck numbers. But jack snipe and green sand sands performed well on the 'spit' under the moonlight.
Species count FLASHES:
Little grebe - 3rd flash, grey heron, shoveler 6 came in late on, teal 5!!, mallard 40, canadas 325, greylag 32 (the usual flock of 31 +a single), coot 10, moorhen 39, snipe 18, jack snipe 2, green sand 3, curlew 13, lapwing 225, BHG 215, buzzard, fieldfare 50, redwing 80, pied wag 4, starling 21, goldcrest, cettis w,
I've heard King Crimson's 21st century Schizoid man but John's 21st winter common gull takes some beating. You can hit me on Tuesday JB.:t:
