A Damp Day
An overcast start meant excellent visibility however the rain soon set in. A good count of Little Egret with 5 birds this morning.
Little Stint, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 10+ Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 10+ Snipe and 300+ Lapwing.
Stonechat and Wheatear on fencing at the back of the Mere. Three Chiffchaff in a mixed tit flock, Blackcap and Whitethroat all along the Nature Trail.
At least 50 Pink-footed Geese and an increase in the feral flocks of Greylag (~400) and Canada (~150). More wildfowl arriving in the shape of Teal, Wigeon and Pintail.
Two adult Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzard and Sparrowhawk.
Currently over 60 species on the reserve.
