Luke and I were down at Linacre yesterday to carry out June's
WeBS walk. We had 2 hours on site and recorded the following:
Mallard (70; 43 adults and 27 ducklings, 4 broods of 5, 7, 2 and 13),
Mandarin Duck (30; 19 adults and 11 ducklings, 2 broods of 8 and 3),
Tufted Duck (14 adults),
Great-crested Grebe (3 adults),
Grey Wagtail (2 adults),
Grey Heron (1),
Moorhen (7; 4 adults and 3 young chicks) and
Coot (4; 3 adults and 1 juvenile).
Mandarin ducklings
Other birds seen around the site included: Swallow (2), House Martin (2), Swift (c.15- 20), Chaffinch (1 juvenile bird), Treecreeper (1) and Skylark (1 singing).
We also saw 2 Brown Hares in the fields as we drove down the main entrance.
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