Author Archives: Val Jones

A Chiffchaff on the West Bank, 2 Wigeon, 100+ Teal, 11 Tufted Ducks, 13 Great Crested Grebes.

3 Wigeon, 1 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye, 58 Fieldfares, 15 Siskins.

A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at the southern end of the West Bank (opposite the Fishermen’s car park), 36 Greylag Geese, 1 Goldeneye.

59 Pink-footed Geese flew W at 12:00 hrs, 34 Greylag Geese, 14 Tufted Ducks, 16 Great Crested Grebes, 112 Lapwings. Later a 1stw Caspian Gull in the roost.

A Jack Snipe present in front of the main Members Hide, 2 Wigeon, 100+ Teal, 1 Goldeneye. Later a 1stW Caspian Gull and an adult Yellow-legged Gull in the roost.

29 Greylag Geese, 1 Wigeon, 100+ Teal, 10 Tufted Ducks, 2 Goldeneyes, 270 Lapwings.

29 Greylag Geese, 4 Goldeneyes, 1 ad male Peregrine killed a Moorhen, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull.

1 Wigeon, 1 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye, 252 Lapwings, and the escaped Yellow-billed Teal still present. Later 2 Yellow-legged Gulls on the roost.

34 Greylag Geese, 5 Wigeon, 112 Teal, 10 Tufted Ducks, 1 fem/imm Goldeneye, 1 drake Goosander, c250 Lapwings, 1 1stW Yellow-legged Gull.

36 Greylag Geese, 1 Wigeon, 94 Teal, 10 Tufted Ducks, 1 Goosander, 194 Lapwing and the escaped Yellow-billed Teal present again. Later a 2ndW Caspian Gull and an adult Yellow-legged Gull in the roost.