My patch, River Stort, 11/12/04

[mini-colster]

Hi
Thought I'd post about my patch sightings from today. I went at one o'clock, because I hardly ever go in the afternoon.
I saw 27 species in total, including:
Green woodpecker, 2
Great spotted woodpecker, 2
Mistle thrush, actually a new addition to my patch list despite being quite common.
Grey heron, 2
Cormorant, 2
Kingfisher, 2, one giving best view I've ever had. Perched in an overhanging branch 5 metres in front of me.
Kestrel, male
Snipe, 5
Goldfinch, 10
Greenfinch, 50+
Jay, carrion crow, magpie, rook, jackdaw (60+)
Redwing, 26

I met a fisherman early on, and when i met him again when I was walking back (quite dark now), he said that 30 mins after I left 2 woodcock flew over. Kept my eyes peeled for the rest of journey, because the only woodcock I've seen was in the dark, but I didn't have any success.
That's all,
Cheers, Mark

[pduxon]

Hi Mark

the Kingfisher must have been great to see. Do you get many ducks species? We seem to be blessed with Green Woodies around here.

[mini-colster]

Hi Pete,
Not really. I always get mallard. Sometimes a tufted duck appears. However further down I get a few more, and especially at Glen Faba. Also around my area i get little grebes, coots and moorhens. Yeah we get a lot of green woodies, and great spotted. Haven't seen lesser spotted yet, but I have in the woods 5 mins up my road.
Cheers, Mark

[mini-colster]

actually, having recounted my patch list I discovered I missed a few birds. List is now 65

[birdman]

Thanks for the info Mark,

I really enjoy hearing about other people's local birds.

Green Woodies and Kingfishers... Nice! :t: