Monday 28th September 1350-1800
Normally I would be in rapture over easterlies at the end of September but the blue cloudless sky and soaring temperatures made it tough going this afternoon.
MOORS POOL
Female Wigeon, 1 Gadwall, 41 Shoveler, 7 Teal, 6 Pochard, 14 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 120 Canada Geese, c40 Greylag Geese, 2 Mute Swan +2 cygnets, 2 GC Grebe, 10 Little Grebe, 10 Moorhen, 179 Coot, 2 LBB Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Snipe, 50 Lapwing, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Kestrel, GS Woodpecker, jay, Cetti's Warbler, Coal Tit, Siskin
SAILING POOL
1 GC Grebe + 1 young, 7 Coot, 3 Moorhen
FLASHES
1 Avocet, 1 Dunlin, 1 Green Sand, 4 Snipe, 17 Curlew, 73 Lapwing, 1 Gadwall, c40 Shoveler, c80 Teal, 24 Moorhen, 24 Coot, Grey Wagtail, Siskin, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Swallow, c100 Stock Dove, 1 Raven, 3 Rook, 4 LBB Gull, 1 Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Water Rail calling from the Hen Pool, possible Little Owl calling from Sagebury Farm orchard