Saturday 2nd August 1545-2100
MOORS POOL
1 adult Oystercatcher, 4 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 204 Mallard, 21 Tufted Duck, 20 Greylag Geese, 83 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans + 6 cygnets, 129 Coot, adult Water Rails in front of the concrete and West Hides, 11 Moorhen, Little Grebe - 9 adults + 8 juveniles + 5 chicks (1 juvenile Broadmeadow, 2 adults + 2 juveniles in south-west marsh, 1 adult + 2 chicks in south-west marsh, 2 juveniles on west side, 2 adults + 3 juveniles on west side, 2 adults + 3 chicks at north end), GC Grebe - 2 adults with 3 chick plus an accompanied juvenile, 4 LBB Gull, juvenile Med Gull, 145 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Common Tern - 3 adults, 2 chicks and 2 fledged juveniles, 2 Ravens flew north-east, Swift, Kingfisher. BH Gull attempted to take a Moorhen chick off the East Island.
An interesting (even to Mr Binks
) report of a female of "the-duck-that-dare-not-speak-its-name" in the south west marsh in early July; no date in the log book but written between entries dated the 5th and 9th.
SAILING POOL
30 Mallard, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Moorhen, 7 Coot, GC Grebe - 2 adults + 3 juveniles
FLASHES
17 Green Sandpiper, 3 (possibly 4) Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 19 Curlew, Oystercatcher - 2 adults + 1 juvenile (can now fly), Avocet - 6 adults + 9 young, 10 Lapwing, 10 Snipe (7 in the rear "gulley", 3 in the delta), 8 Shoveler, c15 Teal,5 Shelduck, 95 Mallard, 23 Coot, 18 Moorhen, juvenile Little Grebe, 17 Greylag Geese over, juvenile Pied Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, c500 BH Gul by 9pm, juvenile Med Gull picked up at 8:50pm (looked a duskier bird than that observed at the Moors earlier although the light was considerably different), Little Egret over at 8:35pm (appeared to fly out of the rear of the sewage works rather than the Moors Pool so maybe a fifth bird?), female Tufted Duck with 2+ young on the third Flash.
I left Craig to hang on until darkness; I am sure he will report anything further of note.
A Greenshank reported earlier in the afternoon from the Flashes.
A ringed adult BH Gull - white 2K44 - was in the Flashes roost tonight; code sounds familiar so will trawl through my records.
A very impressive total of
75 species were noted across the reserve on Saturday.