WeBS December
Dam End:- 12 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 8 white feral farmyard geese, 80+ Greylag Geese flyover,16 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 8 Mallard, 1m Goldeneye, 1 Common Buzzard, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 100+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 13 flyover Jackdaw, 12 Rook, 4 Crow. Also 23 Fallow Deer in fields behind fishing lodge.
Lagoon:- 2 Mute Swan, 5 Moorhen.
West End:- 1 Great Crested Grebe, 22 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 47 Greylag Geese, 1 Brent Goose, 5 Egyptian Geese, 7m+2f Gadwall (males displaying – head throwing), 17 Mallard, 2m Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 15+ Blue Tit, 6+ Great Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 2 Crow, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch.
Whillet’s:- 2m+1f Mandarin, 2 Mallard, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Long-tailed Tit. Also 1 Fallow Deer.
Reed-bed roost count from 13:25 to 16:25 – 1865 Starling, 55 Reed Bunting.