Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Whooper Swan still at the Moors Pool as per JTB - will it make it into 2018?
Whooper Swan still at the Moors Pool as per JTB - will it make it into 2018?
Linnets were seen at Flashes by a birder I spoke to yesterdayAt the half way point of December the monthly total stands on a meagre 75 species, no doubt added by the lack of coverage of the last week due to the adverse weather. The immediate target is the lowest ever monthly total for reserve (81 species). Possible additions in the next 16 days include (year ticks in bold):
Pintail, Mandarin, Goldeneye, Bittern, Red Kite, Peregrine, Merlin, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Woodcock, GBBG Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Tawny Owl, Little Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, House Sparrow, Brambling, Linnet, Yellowhammer
Linnets were seen at Flashes by a birder I spoke to yesterday
Just been contacted by Phil and Marjo Lewis who recorded Woodcock at the Moors Pool at dusk last Monday (11th December). One flew along the Salwarpe then veered off into Education Reserve. Two minutes later, 2 more Woodcock flew up from the Moors Pool sluice area / overflow channel and flew off towards north east corner of main pool.
Makes you wonder how more regularly they would be encountered if access was permitted into the Education Reserve.
GREY PARTRIDGE in the A38 field at the Moors Pool as per Phil W and Andy P