A fantastic day for birds and insects alike during this WeBS count, with conditions being mild and the rain holding off. To start off the day it consisted of
72 Oystercatcher,
16 Black Headed Gull, 5 Common Gull and
8 Herring gull all on Wallacre Field just before the reserve. Next, off it was a walk towards the Mainlake where a small flock of around
5 Goldcrests were picked up and later on in the day both a
Male and Female Sparrowhawk. Upon reaching the Mainlake overall counts consisted of
15 Coot,
4 Moorhen,
2 Great Crested Grebes and
17 Tufted Ducks. At the Mainlake I met up with Mr.E.Montieth who had counted
3 Lesser Redpoll,
2 Siskin,
1 Snipe and a
First Record of
Black Tailed Godwit with the flock being made up of
205 individuals.
3 Bullfinch was also accounted for around the Mainlake and
42 Pink Footed Goose flying over on the way towards the Backpools. On the way to the Backpools a
single Water Rail was picked up and when reaching the Backpools it held
2 Drake Shoveler ducks which is unusual as well as holding
4 Canada Goose and
5 Mallard. Other birds picked up throughout the day only consisted of
1 Redwing and
1 Grey Heron.
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| 205 Black Tailed Godwit over reserve (Image By Elliot Montieth) |
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