Eight members of the group attended the morning session for our second visit to this quite new reserve by the River Alt. A cool clear morning with light cloud meant the conditions were quite good for bird watching. Just three members of the group stayed for the afternoon session during which the cloud steadily increased bringing rain which started just as we were leaving.
Highlight of the visit were the large flocks of pink-footed geese, lapwing, crows and pheasants feeding in the fields on the other side of the river.
Click ‘Continue reading’ for the full list of the 34 species seen:
Species | Number Seen | Note |
---|---|---|
Blackbird | 1 | |
Black-headed Gull | Hundreds | |
Black-tailed Godwit | c6 | |
Buzzard | 2 | |
Canada Goose | Several | |
Carrion Crow | Many | |
Cetti’s Warbler | Heard only | |
Coot | A few | |
Cormorant | c10 | |
Goldfinch | c50 | |
Grey Heron | c5 | |
Herring Gull | A few | |
Hybrid Duck | A few | |
Jack Snipe | 1 | (Eric) |
Kestrel | 5 | |
Lapwing | c1000 | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 3 | |
Long-tailed Tit | 1 | |
Magpie | Many | |
Mallard | Many | |
Moorhen | Many | |
Mute Swan | 2 | (pm only) |
Pheasant | Many | |
Pied Wagtail | A few | |
Pink-footed Goose | c5000 | |
Reed Bunting | 1 | |
Robin | Several | |
Shoveler | c10 | |
Skylark | 2 | |
Starling | c50 | |
Stonechat | A few | |
Teal | Many | |
Wigeon | A few | |
Woodpigeon | A few |
Last Updated on December 5, 2016