Keeping it local

Greylag flock on main pit

Squire on duty

Green Sandpiper (Abbots Salford)

Winter Thrushes

Bank of Abbots Salford

Abbots Salford

Fieldfare

Abbots Salford

Once again very little variation to report, the shooting season appears to be at it's peak which seems to be really unsettling the wildfowl. 

Best of the midweek reports were 14 Pochard & 20 Golden Plover on Wednesday by Mark Clarke whilst Chris Lane saw the Great White Egret with a Little Egret flying south over main pit on Thursday. The Great White was apparently at Abbots Salford on Saturday but I  only found out when I looked on BirdTrack on Sunday. Shame as there were quite a few people who would have liked to see it. Let's hope it sticks around in area a little longer.

Weekend Salford Priors highlights included :-12 Pochard, 90 Teal, 10 Gadwall, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 Snipe, 80 Lapwing, 1 Pied Wagtail, 14 Skylark, 2 Buzzard and 350 Greylag in the company of the Squire.

On Monday, I opted to try Abbots Salford as there was shooting on the east fields of the main pit. A pleasant enough walk which I spent most time watching a mixed flock of 400 Redwing & Fieldfare feeding on winter berries. Bullfinches are much more plentiful here than at the pits and always good to observe. Other sightings included a Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe, 105 Black-headed Gulls, 15 Grey Heron, 19 Cormorant and 6 Stock Doves.