Another great days birding, todays Highlights:
Bittern 1 (Observed by the bird ringing team flying over the nets around mid-day, last seen flying towards Tennysons. No further sign though despite lots of searching, good chance it could be skulking in a reedbed somewhere!!) Snow Bunting 58 (2 North) (56 on Greenshanks Creek still) Lapland Bunting 1 (with Snow Bunts per Rob Watson) Cetti's Warbler 1 (Mill pond road) present for almost a month now, good chance it might over-winter Hen Harrier 1 (Ad Male) Marsh Harrier 1 (Ad Female) Brambling 2 Barn Owl 3+ Merlin 2 Ring Ouzel 1 (Unusual for this time of year!!) Corn Bunting 50+ Pink-footed Goose 659 (Feeding to the west of the reserve) Fieldfare 1 Song Thrush 5 Yellowhammer 1 Waxwing 65+ (per Rob Watson, Garry Wright, Kev Wilson and myself) Pintail 3 (North) (Per Rob Watson) Shag 1 (On the sea, per Rob Watson) Ringed Plover 1
Cheers,
Richard
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