Luke and I were down at Linacre this morning to carry out the first
BTO WeBS walk of 2018. We walked around all 3 reservoirs and recorded the following waterbirds:
Mallard 55,
Tufted Duck 24,
Mandarin Duck 25,
Moorhen 11,
Coot 3,
Great-crested Grebe 1, in full breeding plumage,
Black-headed Gull 28,
Cormorant 4 and
Grey Wagtail 2.
Other birds seen and heard this morning were:
Blue,
Great,
Coal and
Long-tailed Tit,
Treecreeper (2),
Great-spotted Woodpecker,
Mistle Thrush (2),
Common Buzzard ( 1 being mobbed by a Crow) and
Robin. Here's a photo Luke took of one of the very confiding birds.
Robin
Grey Wagtail was an addition to the "year list", as was
Lesser Redpoll, which was 1 of 4 seen on the feeders at home.
Lesser Redpoll
Year List update:
70 - Grey Wagtail
71 - Lesser Redpoll
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