Our final visit of 2018 was again to the WWT reserve at Martin Mere where, as always, we were treated to excellent views of a wide range of bird species many of them at close range.
Eleven members of the group attended on this occasion and a total of 50 species were recorded.
We noted the considerable variation in leg and bill colouration amongst the many Ruff visible at close range from the main ‘Discovery’ hide.
We also saw examples of rivalry between members of the same species, particularly among the Black-tailed Godwits.
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Species | Number Seen |
---|---|
Barn Owl | 1 |
Blackbird | A few |
Black-headed Gull | Hundreds |
Black-tailed Godwit | Many |
Blue Tit | Several |
Buzzard | 1 |
Canada Goose | Several |
Carrion Crow | Several |
Chaffinch | A few |
Coot | Many |
Cormorant | Several |
Dunnock | 1 |
Feral Pigeon | Many |
Goldfinch | Several |
Great Black-backed Gull | 2 |
Great Tit | A few |
Greenfinch | A few |
Grey Heron | 1 |
Greylag Goose | Hundreds |
Herring Gull | 2 |
Hybrid Duck | A few |
Hybrid Goose | 1 |
Jackdaw | Several |
Lapwing | Hundreds |
Little Egret | 2 |
Little Grebe | 1 |
Long-tailed Tit | Several |
Magpie | A few |
Mallard | Hundreds |
Marsh Harrier | 1 |
Moorhen | Many |
Peregrine | 1 |
Pheasant | A few |
Pied Wagtail | 2 |
Pink-footed Goose | Hundreds |
Pintail | Many |
Pochard | Several |
Robin | A few |
Ruff | Many |
Shelduck | Many |
Shoveler | 1 |
Starling | Many |
Stock Dove | Several |
Teal | Hundreds |
Tree Sparrow | 1 |
Tufted Duck | Many |
Whooper Swan | Many |
Wigeon | Many |
Woodpigeon | Several |
Wren | Heard only |
Last Updated on January 14, 2019