Ten members of the group attended this visit to one of our regular sites. Heavy rain for much of the morning meant we stayed in the main hide for more than half the visit. Highlight of this part of the visit was the sighting of a Spoonbill.
After the rain cleared some of us moved on to Nel’s hide for the rest of the visit. Here we had our first sighting’s of the year of Swallows and Sand Martins.
A good morning’s bird watching despite the rain.
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Species | Number Seen |
---|---|
Avocet | Several |
Blackbird | A few |
Black-headed Gull | Hundreds |
Black-tailed Godwit | Hundreds |
Canada Goose | Several |
Carrion Crow | Several |
Coot | Several |
Cormorant | 1 |
Gadwall | A few |
Greylag Goose | A few |
Herring Gull | A few |
Lapwing | Many |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Several |
Little Egret | A few |
Little Grebe | A few |
Magpie | 1 |
Mallard | Many |
Mediterranean Gull | 2 |
Moorhen | Several |
Mute Swan | Several |
Oystercatcher | Several |
Pintail | Several |
Pochard | Several |
Redshank | Several |
Ruff | Several |
Sand Martin | A few |
Shelduck | Many |
Shoveler | Many |
Skylark | 1 |
Spoonbill | 1 |
Starling | Several |
Swallow | A few |
Teal | Several |
Tufted Duck | Several |
Wigeon | A few |
Woodpigeon | A few |
Last Updated on April 19, 2018