Sunday morning from 9 to 12 with Dave Cropper Wigeon 1 m Teal 6m 5f Mallard 9m 4f Shoveler 3m 3f Tufted Duck 28m 27f Canada Goose 22 Pink-footed Goose 320+ in five skeins details on Pink-footed Goose theme Cormorant 1 Coot 3 Moorhen 3 Snipe 1 Grey Heron 2 Grey wagtail 1 Skylark 7 over F4 Black-Headed Gull 28 on pool Lesser Black-Backed Gull 1 on pool and 45+ over Great Black-Backed Gull 2 over Herring Gull 17 over, unusual to see this sort of gull movement over the reserve with the majority being seen between 10-20 and 10-40 all flying west. Stock Dove 2 Wood Pigeon 1000+ substantial movement over moss. Starling 500+ on pylons and wires Jackdaw 300+ over Basel site Mixed flock of Carrion Crow and Rook 100+ over Basel site Jay 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f Blackbird 4m 2f Redwing 15+ Fieldfare 10+ Treecreeper 1 Brambling 1m Bullfinch 4m 1f Reed Bunting 2m 1f Willow Tit 2 Coal Tit 1 Long-tailed Tit 20+ Kestrel 1 etc, altogether 46 species recorded
Today very quiet on the pool but still plenty of Warblers. 8 Willow Warbler 4 Chiffchaff 3 Blackcap 6 Reed Bunting Swift and Sand Martins Moorhen new brood
-- Edited by chrisneild on Thursday 19th of May 2016 03:45:19 PM
Sunday 3rd April morning visit Willow warbler singing first thing but not picked up again Chiffchaff at leat two singing Sand Martin 3 over pool Redshank heard and seen flying over going south Wheatear two males on site Lapwing 10+ Buzzard at least 4 but probably more over the reserve and the moss Raven overhead mobbing Buzzard at 11-35 Reed bunting 5 males and 1 female on reserve Little grebe minimum of 4 on pool Gadwall 3 drake and 1 duck Mute swan 2 Grey heron 2 Skylark 3 Song thrush 2 Kestrel 1 field f4
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 3rd of April 2016 05:09:30 PM