Linacre Reservoirs - 1st January 2023

 Hello, and welcome to 2023!!! I had my first visit of the year this morning (8.30am - 10.00am) and recorded the first bods of the new year.

The first species seen at Linacre in 2023 was....... Common Buzzard (2 in the field by the entrance). Nota bad start! Other species seen and heard around the woods were: Robin (singing), Blue/Great/Coal and Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Wren (singing) Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Jay and Woodpigeon.

On the water were: 141 Mallards, 13 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Little Grebes, 1 Great-crested Grebe, 11 Coots, 19 Moorhens, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Cormorants, 43 Tufted Ducks, 63 Mandarin Ducks and 3 Goosanders (2 males and 1 female).

Goosander

The only mammal species seen was Grey Squirrel, which were everywhere!!

This year's Year Lists begins:

1) Robin 2) Magpie 3) Blackbird 4) Carrion Crow 5) Collared Dove 6) Jackdaw 7) Rook 8) Dunnock 9) Common Buzzard 10) Blue Tit 11) Great Tit 12) Goldfinch 13) Grey Wagtail 14) Chaffinch 15) Mallard 16) Tufted Duck 17) Black-headed Gull 18) Lesser Black-backed Gull 19) Moorhen 20) Coot 21) Little Grebe 22) Great-crested Grebe 23) Goosander 24) Coal Tit 25) Long-tailed Tit 26) Wren 27) Treecreeper 28) Jay 29) Nuthatch 30) House Sparrow 31) Starling 32) Greenfinch.