Another great late afternoon and evening at Upton Warren on WeBS count day with good company and a nice selection of birds.
MOORS POOL
2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 2 adult + 6 juvenile Mute Swan, 4 Greylag Geese, 90 Canada Geese, 1 Teal (plus 10 on North Moors as per Paul C), c20 Tufted Duck, 140 Mallard, 138 Coot, 10 Moorhen, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Herring Gull, c75 BH Gull, Common Tern - 5 adults + 1 juvenile + 2 young, GC Grebe - 2 adults + 1 juvenile + 3 young, Little Grebe - 8 adults + 8 juveniles + 2 young, Kingfisher, Hobby over the Education Reserve, Raven regularly over (minimum of 5 birds), possible Spotted Flycatcher calling from the NW corner of the North Moors.
5 juvenile Ruff circled but didnt land early afternoon as per Jason Turner
SAILING POOL
51 Mallard, 11 Coot, 2 adult + 3 juvenile GC Grebe
FLASHES
Wood Sand feeding in the delta (another find by Jason Turner :t
, 11 Green Sand, 4 Common Sand, 294 Lapwing, 3 adult + 9 young Avocet, 2 adult + 1 young Oystercatcher, 2 Snipe, 23 Curlew, 2 juvenile Shelduck, 26 Teal, 4 juvenile Shoveler, juvenile Little Grebe, 27 Coot, 18 Moorhen, 3 LBB Gull, c1000 BH Gull by 8:30pm, 21 Greylag Geese (including 1+ juvenile), 2 Raven over, juvenile Willow Warbler as per Dave W, 2 juvenile Med Gulls - 1 advanced bird with small metal leg ring, the other even more advanced (getting towards first winter) with a completely black bill and black legs, Barn Owl over fields east and south of the Flashes at approx 9pm.
With today's Ruff, Barn Owl and Wood Sandpiper, plus late news of a Common Gull briefly in the Flashes' roost on Monday night, the August total advances further to
94 species.