Eddie the 'ed
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Was at Middleton Lakes yesterday (8.15-12.30) for my monthly Volunteer Warden (VW) duty. Was quite a busy day and plenty of visitors about so I couldn't do full counts but managed to see the following birds:
Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Shoveler, Wigeon, Gadwall, Mallard, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Pheasant (6 males in a group), Little Egret, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot (200+), Lapwing (150+), Black-headed Gull, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (on the feeders), Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jay (3), Magpie, Rook (100+), Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch.
There were a few other birds about but I didn't get a good enough look to be certain of an ID. Highlight was definitely the standoff between the prowling Buzzard and 40-50 very noisy Rooks which took turns dive-bombing the Buzzard until it had enough and gave up.
Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Shoveler, Wigeon, Gadwall, Mallard, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Pheasant (6 males in a group), Little Egret, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot (200+), Lapwing (150+), Black-headed Gull, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (on the feeders), Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jay (3), Magpie, Rook (100+), Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch.
There were a few other birds about but I didn't get a good enough look to be certain of an ID. Highlight was definitely the standoff between the prowling Buzzard and 40-50 very noisy Rooks which took turns dive-bombing the Buzzard until it had enough and gave up.
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