Visit to Mere Sands Wood – 13 September 2016

By | October 10, 2016

20160913-mere-sands-1Six members of the group attended our latest visit to this local nature reserve.  The weather was warm and sunny in the morning, clouding over for the afternoon session which was cut short by a thunderstorm.

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A total of 37 species were recorded on this visit:

Species Number Seen Note
Blackbird 10  
Black-headed Gull 1  
Blue Tit 6  
Canada Goose 250+  
Carrion Crow 10  
Chiffchaff Heard only  
Coal Tit 1  
Collared Dove 10 PM only
Coot 30+  
Cormorant 15+  
Gadwall 10  
Goldcrest 2 PM only
Great Tit 2  
Greenfinch Heard only PM only
Grey Heron 3  
Greylag Goose 5  
Herring Gull 10 PM only
House Martin 50+  
House Sparrow 1  
Jackdaw c30 PM only
Kingfisher 1  
Lapwing 15+  
Little Grebe 3  
Magpie 4 PM only
Mallard 40+  
Moorhen 5  
Mute Swan 2 PM only
Pheasant 2  
Pink-footed Goose 1  
Robin 15+  
Shoveler c10  
Swallow 15+ PM only
Teal 10+  
Tufted Duck 10+  
Wigeon 1  
Woodpigeon 15+  
Wren 1

Last Updated on October 10, 2016