Common Buzzard
Plenty of deer around on all three days
Peregrine
Quite a following
Goosander
Reed Bunting
Shelduck
Just a few gulls to start the session before light dropped
Three days of patch birding over the weekend thrown in with a bit of gulling. Mike Inskip had recorded a pair of Goosander on the river then five on main pit on Tuesday but there were none noted over the weekend.
Both of our Shelducks have now returned but they were doing their best to avoid being seen by hanging around on bottom lagoons that most people don't check. There was a flock of 160 Linnets just off the railway line which made for some pleasant viewing after I tried all along this area hoping for a Woodcock or Chiffchaff. There were some big flocks of Redwing mixed with Fieldfare all long this area.
Waterfowl numbers remain very low despite the high water levels. 13 Shoveler was a reasonable count on Sunday but I didn't see a Wigeon over three days never mind something more interesting like a Goldeneye.
Plenty of raptors with my first sighting of the Peregrine this year, 9 Buzzards (many displaying), 2 Sparrowhawk & a Kestrel were also recorded. Other sightings of note included a Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, Raven, 360 Greylag, 4 Brown Hare and 15 Roe Deer.
My only birding off patch was a drive to north Warwickshire for a couple of hours late on Saturday. Sightings included an adult Glaucous Gull, first winter Caspain, Yellow-legged, LBBG, GBBG,, Common & BH Gull, in additional to a Great Northern Diver, 8 Goldleneye 2 Scaup & a Goosander.
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