A bumper crop of species this time, unlike yesterday!
Star Performer of the day has to go to a MALE HEN HARRIER that barrelled its way across the reserve about 5 mins before I left. Came from skegness direction, overthe lagoon and hide, then flew out over the new wetland area. Breathtaking!
Other species seen:
Thousands of Knot on the shore line
15 Redshanks
200 Lapwings
1 Ringed Plover
5 Oystercatcher
7 Curlew
A few Grey Plover
A few more Golden Plover
10 Little Egrets
The first decently-sized flock of Dark-Bellied Brent Geese
Hundreds of Canada Geese
1 Barnacle Goose
20 Greylag Geese
A weird Canada/White-fronted goose hybrid...
Usual Mallards
30 Wigeon
12 Little Grebes
20 Shelduck on shore line
15 Herring Gulls, with many more behind farmers' tractors on the way there.
Usual Black-headed Gulls, with many more behind farmers' tractors on the way there.
1 Grey Heron
3 Tree Sparrows
7 House Sparrows
1 Rock Pipit
1 Goldfinch
2 Wrens
3 Fieldfare
17 Blackbirds
3 flocks of Starlings
1 Magpie
4 Pheasants in fields on the way
PHEW! A great day, made even better by seeing the Hen Harrier!
A trip to Frampton Marsh looks likely on Tuesday - perhaps someone might like to accompany me?