Author Archives: Val Jones

2 Mute Swans, 4 Mandarins, female Gadwall with five large & one small young (down from nine small young last Thursday!), 178 Tufteds, 87 Coots, a Little Egret, 4 Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper, 3 ad Common Terns, ad Yellow-l-Gull, 139 … Continue reading →

2 Little Egrets, 162 Tufted Ducks.

183 Tufted Ducks is a record Ogston count, a Little Egret, a Greenshank arrived 1200 and stayed for about an hour, single Common Sandpiper & ad Yellow-l-Gull.

The Little Egret, a fly-through LRPlover, 92 LBBGulls (53 juveniles) and the adult Yellow-l-Gull.

2 Mute Swans, 223 Greylag Geese, a second Gadwall brood of nine small ducklings with the more advanced brood of five still present- both accompanied by adult females, 156 Tufted Ducks, a Little Egret, 92 Coots, 2 Oystercatchers, a Common … Continue reading →

2 Mute Swans, fem Gadwall with five young, 137+ Tufteds, a Little Egret, 3 Oystercatchers (2 juveniles), 48 Lapwings, 2 Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Terns still, ad Yellow-l-Gull, 82 LBBGulls

2 Mute Swans, 9 Mandarins, fem Gadwall with 5 young, 4 Teal, 125 Tufteds, 1 Little Egret, 112 Coots, 3 Common Terns (1 juvenile), ad Yellow-l-Gull, 87 LBBGulls (43 juveniles), 2 Herring Gulls, 50 BHGulls (9 juveniles).

2 Mute Swans, 5 Mandarins, 7 Teal, a Little Egret, 39 Lapwings, a Common Sandpiper, a Common Snipe, 5 Common Terns (one juv), ad Yellow-l-Gull, 38 LBBGulls and a  1stS Common Gull.

6 Teal, 162 Tufted Ducks (as yesterday, nearing the record count of 171 on 5 Aug last year), 1 Little Egret.

146 Tufteds, 27 Lapwings.