Yet another epic day with Dave Roberts! Interested in what we could see in a day at this time of the year, including some goody’s…
Species and combined total estimates, not all in Lincs obviously;
Peregrine 1 scoped at roost! Tawny Owl 1 Little Owl 1 Barn Owl 1 Mallard Water Rail c10 Robin Blackbird Wren Greylag Goose Pheasant Mute Swan Green Sandpiper 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 5 Green Woodpecker 3 Little Egret c20 Curlew c60 Teal c700 Moorhen Lesser Black-backed Gull c300 Starling c3000 Woodpigeon Common Snipe 5 Jack Snipe 1 (Marston STW) Stock Dove Magpie Reed Bunting Grey Wagtail 3 Gadwall c400 Blue Tit Great Tit Little Grebe c50 Jay 8 Kestrel 5 Black-headed Gull c1000 Chaffinch Jackdaw Rook Pied Wagtail c20 Dunnock Lapwing c1000 Yellowhammer Herring Gull c40000 (the Wash at dusk) Skylark c30 Golden Plover c250 Common Gull c300 Red-legged Partridge Buzzard 4 Yellow-legged Gull 2 (1 Marston & 1 Eyebrook res) Linnet Cormorant Kingfisher 3 Wigeon 3000+ Great White Egret 1 (Rutland Water) Grey Heron 7 Shoveler c150 Coot Great Crested Grebe c90 Pochard c40 Goldeneye 1 Tufted Duck c1000 Pintail c75 Goldfinch Dunlin c80 Great Black-backed Gull c40 Canada Goose Black-tailed Godwit c200 Red Kite 9 Sparrowhawk 1 American Golden Plover 1 (Eyebrook res) Feral Pigeon House Sparrow c20 Egyptian Goose c80 Song Thrush 1 Barnacle Goose c30 Bullfinch Redshank c30 Black-necked Grebe 2 (Rutland Water) Red-necked Grebe 1 (Rutland Water) Collared Dove 2 Goldcrest 1 Pink-footed Goose c40 Greenshank 1 Whooper Swan 2 Brent Goose c2000 Avocet 1 Ruff c40 Ringed Plover c25 Grey Plover 2 Knot c300 Shelduck c20 Spotted Redshank 1 juv (Frampton) Marsh Harrier 1 Fieldfare 13S 95 sp.
Sites; Belton-Marston-Rutland Water/Eyebrook-Frampton
Special thanks to Sharon and Dave for putting me up (or putting up with me) the previous day and such superb evening cuisine!
Regards,
Ben
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