upstarts1979
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This morning from first light 6.10am.
Cool SW usually strengthening with heavy showers. Unfortunately nothing came in with these conditions. A few SWALLOW families , several house Martin's a sand martin, meadow pipit (2) and a couple of grey wags moved south.
Prior to the resumption of the Amy's Marsh work I did a waterfowl count and there was a decline in some duck numbers. The first cold spell usually sees a drop off in waders and this appears to be the case today.
A few summer visitors lurked namely sedge warbler and chiffchaffs.
The work is really moving on at pace and already after 4 & a bit days the scrape has been transformed.
Species count MOORS:
GCG. Little grebe 10. Little egret 2. Grey heron 4. Cormorant 6. Greylag 19. Mute swan 8.
Shoveler 27. Teal 32. Gadwall 6. Wigeon 3. Pochard 3. Tufted 47. Coot 250-260. Water rail 2.
Green sand. Snipe 3. Lapwing 80.
Less gulls than of late on the Pool but many herring and LBBG overhead.
Green woodpecker. Kingfisher.
Swallow 20. House Martin 40+. Sand Martin.
Meadow pipit 2. Grey wag 2. Pied 2.
Cetti's w singing. Chiffchaff 3. Sedge w.
Goldfinch few.
Cool SW usually strengthening with heavy showers. Unfortunately nothing came in with these conditions. A few SWALLOW families , several house Martin's a sand martin, meadow pipit (2) and a couple of grey wags moved south.
Prior to the resumption of the Amy's Marsh work I did a waterfowl count and there was a decline in some duck numbers. The first cold spell usually sees a drop off in waders and this appears to be the case today.
A few summer visitors lurked namely sedge warbler and chiffchaffs.
The work is really moving on at pace and already after 4 & a bit days the scrape has been transformed.
Species count MOORS:
GCG. Little grebe 10. Little egret 2. Grey heron 4. Cormorant 6. Greylag 19. Mute swan 8.
Shoveler 27. Teal 32. Gadwall 6. Wigeon 3. Pochard 3. Tufted 47. Coot 250-260. Water rail 2.
Green sand. Snipe 3. Lapwing 80.
Less gulls than of late on the Pool but many herring and LBBG overhead.
Green woodpecker. Kingfisher.
Swallow 20. House Martin 40+. Sand Martin.
Meadow pipit 2. Grey wag 2. Pied 2.
Cetti's w singing. Chiffchaff 3. Sedge w.
Goldfinch few.