Despite some very murky, overcast conditions I decided to have a couple of hours around Linacre this morning, just in case any summer migrants had come in. Unfortunately non had, but I did manage to get the first wildfowl counts of the month and hear drumming
Great-spotted Woodpeckers and my first
Grey Wagtail of the year.
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Waterfowl numbers were average for this time of the year with the following recorded:
Mallard (43),
Coot (14),
Moorhen (14),
Tufted Duck (20),
Black-headed Gull (30),
Great-crested Grebe (2),
Little Grebe (2),
Mandarin (12),
Grey Heron (1),
Cormorant (1) and
Grey Wagtail (1).
The
Great-crested Grebes were together on the middle reservoir, so hopefully they should breed here again. Other signs of breeding activity included singing by the
Grey Wagtail, the
Cormorant being in full summer plumage and the
Mandarin flying around and disappearing into the woods west of the reservoirs where people tell me they nest.
Cormorant
The usual woodland birds were recorded again with singing from
Great Tit,
Song Thrush,
Goldcrest, Dunnock and Chaffinch. At least 4
Great-spotted Woodpeckers were chasing each other through the trees and at least 2 were drumming in the same area.
This month's WeBS walk takes place next Saturday (12th) at 8.30am in the lower car park, so here's hoping we can record our first Chiffchaffs!
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