Cov 9/9/12

Anthony Bentley · **Post subject:** Cov 9/9/12

A qucik wal round this evening. Lots of gulls althugh couldnt see any unusual gulls.

3 Shoveler
2 Pochard
1 Peregrine
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
2 Buzzard
1 Wheater
2 Yellow Wagtail
16 Pied Wagtail
4 Little Grebe
1 Common Sandpiper
6 Cormorant

Plus the Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great-crested Grebe

Anthony Bentley · **Post subject:** Re: Cov 9/9/12

Another walk around the resevoir this evening 11/09. I did what I have said to myself i would do for a long time. Count all the birds on the resevoir (apart from gulls) This wasn't easy as it was quite choppy on the resevoir and the birds were a lot more spread around the resevoir as they are normally tucked away in 3 of the corners.

30 Great-crested Grebe
6 Little Grebe
254 Mallard
5 Cormorant
9 Pied wagtail
176 Coot
109 Tufted duck
1 Pintail Female A first for me.
1 Teal
3 Gadwall
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Dunlin
At least 5000 Gulls

I saw one "Big Gull" That had a lot of dark grey around the head i'm not great with larids and will post a poor picture tomorrow.

I won't be couting mallards a coots everytime I visit but I will try to do it once a week.

Anthony Bentley · **Post subject:** Re: Cov 9/9/12

21/09/12 Cov Res

104 Mallard
207 Coot
187 Tufted Duck
34 Great Crested Grebe
4 Little Grebe
2 Pied Wagtail
5 Cormorant
3 Gadwall
1 Ruff
1 Buzzard

Anthony Bentley · **Post subject:** Re: Cov 9/9/12

I have just come across an old picture of mine taken at Covenham Reservoir of the pumping station and there are about 50 cormorant. I was wondering if anyone know what the highest count of coromorants at one site in Lincs? or just at Covenham.

Anthony Bentley · **Post subject:** Re: Cov 9/9/12

26/09/12

Early walk around this morning provided a nice ariety of ducks. But no Pied wagtai

Mallard 119
Tufted Duck 207
Coot 185
Great Crested Grebe 26
Little Grebe 6
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 1
Redshank 3
Mute Swan 1
Gadwall 9
Wigeon 6
Teal 2
Pheasant 1
Wheater 1

Also a Chiffchaff heard in the wood just south of the water works.

Anthony Bentley · **Post subject:** Re: Cov 9/9/12

A text from Dean Eades, That there was a Slav grebe on north wall and Covenham. Thanks Dean :wink:

So I packed my stuff and raced to Covenham were the bird was napping in the north east corner.

Also

2 Rock Pipit my first at Cov and a year tick
6 Lapwing on the Reservoir itself.

I only walked to the Noth East corner as I was in a rush.

Anthony Bentley · **Post subject:** Re: Cov 9/9/12

02/10/2012 Early morning

Mallard 100
Coot 241
Tufted Duck 222
Wigeon 16
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 5
Great Crested Grebe 20
Little Grebe 6
Cormorant 6
Pied Wagtail 3
Dunlin 2

Anthony Bentley · **Post subject:** Re: Cov 9/9/12

08/10/12 2:00-4:00pm

Highlights
1 Slavonion Grebe (Pointed out to me by Justin Carr)
1 Male Scaup

219 Mallard
215 Coot
289 Tufted Duck
15 Great Crested Grebe
5 Little Grebe
9 Cormorant
13 Wigeon
7 Gadwall
2 Shoveler
2 Goldeneye
2 Pied Wagtail

12 and yes 12 dead Great Crested Grebe. Any specific reason why this might be? This explains the decline over the weeks.

The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Cov 9/9/12

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