3 Bittern, 4 Water Pipit and 15 Water Rail on this mornings WeBS count

17 November 2019

3 Bittern, 15 Water Rail, 4 Water Pipit, 2 Goldeneye and Jack Snipe just some of the highlights on site today.

3 Bittern - main lake, 1 South East corner from WWF hide, 2 North shore from Headley and Dulverton hides

4 Water Pipit - wader scrape, grazing marsh

15 Water Rail - site count

1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh

3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh

2 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon

8 Snipe - grazing marsh

2 Stonechat - main lake

1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital

1 Chiffchaff - wildside

51 Lapwing - main lake

68 Wigeon - grazing marsh

91 Gadwall - site count

139 Mallard - site count

119 Tufted Duck - site count

320 Coot - site count

November bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Knot, Bittern, Goldeneye, Pintail, Water Rail, Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Siskin, Skylark, Water Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, Bearded Tit, Chiffchaff.

Dragonflies: (November) Migrant Hawker

Fungi: (November) Hairy Oysterling (2nd photo below), Hawthorn Twiglet, Pink Domecap, Yellow Stainer, Dewdrop Bonnet, Fatal Dapperling, Bay Polypore, Common Puffball, Tuberous Polypore, Slender Club, Weeping Bolete, Crested Coral (1st photo below), Blushing Wood Mushroom (3rd photo below), Fragrant Funnel.

Crested Coral - R.Bullock