North Bank:- 16 Buzzards, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Egret, 50+ Meadow Pipits in field, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldfinch, 4 Common Gulls, 1 Jay.
West End:- 1 Coot, 2 Canada Geese.
West End:- 2 Raven, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Toads.
West End 13.40-14.42:- Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, 7 Mallard, Moorhen, 23 Cormorant, 21 Grey Heron, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Common Gull, 7 Black-headed Gull.
On feeders:- 4 Goldfinch, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chaffinch (f), 2 Blackbird, Robin.
In fields:- 12 Pheasant, 3 Magpie.
West End:- 6 Snipe flushed by a Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Common Gulls.
West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 2 Mandarin, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Red Kite, 10 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Fox.
Whillet’s:- 10 Bullfinch, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Kingfishers, 1 Common Lizard, 1 Toad, 1 Shrew (tiny – maybe a Pygmy), 3 Rabbits.
Great White Egret this afternoon at Pintail Point.
Whillet’s:-1 Woodcock, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Siskin, 11 Bullfinches, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers.
West End:- 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Canada Geese, 7 Gadwall, 3 Moorhen, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Mute Swan, 4 Buzzards.
A wet Monday still produced 2 Kingfishers and a Water Rail in front of the hide. The feeders attracted Marsh Tit and Nuthatch among others. On the water two calling adult Mediterranean Gulls were quite superb.
