West End:- 6 Gadwall, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe.
Month: December 2021
Dam End:- 3 Red Kites, a male Peregrine, 2 Ravens and 14 Jays in a loose gathering,
West End:- Marsh Tits and 2 Goldcrests.
6 Siskins, 10 Redpolls, Redwings and Fieldfares, 3 Kingfishers, 3 Little Grebes.
West End:- 3 Marsh Tits, Tufted Duck flock, 2 Ravens over.
West End:- 2 Mute Swan.
Whillet’s:- 1 Peregrine flyover, 1 Water Rail, Tawny Owl and Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Redwing, 3000+ Starling flying into reed-bed to roost. (True number would be higher – late afternoon we watched wave after wave of Starlings flying in; we just estimated and noted the size of the bigger flocks.)
The following recovery for a Kingfisher has been received from the BTO:-
A juvenile Kingfisher ringed on the morning of 12th August 2021 in Whillet’s meadows has been found (dead) on 27th November; some 107 days later in Wexford, Ireland ~ a distance of 482km.
An incredible journey for a Kingfisher.
West End:- 20 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe.
Dam End:- 9 Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff in car park.