9-03-19
Mute swan x 1, Canada goose x 200, greylag goose x 15+ a hybrid, Egyptian goose x 2, wigeon x 2, gadwall x 7, teal x 20,
mallard x 32 (8 in the sheep field), shoveler x 16, pochard x 4, tufted duck x 105, cormorant x 6, little egret x 1, grey heron x 6/4, little grebe x 2, Great crested grebe x 20, moorhen x 9 (2 in the sheep field), coot x 80, water rail x 1 and treecreeper x 1 (South Western corner of East Lake), lapwing x 15, black-headed gull x 175, common gull x 12, herring gull x 95,
lesser black-backed gull x 2 (adults), stock dove x 5, woodpigeon x 30 (of which 10 were in the sheep field), green woodpecker x 1, great-spotted woodpecker x 1, rose-ringed parakeet x 3, magpie x 22 (10 in sheep field), kester x 1, jackdaw x 120 (110 in the sheep field), rook x 4, goldcrest x 1, blue tit x 6, great tit x 10, coal tit x 1, long-tailed tit x 6, chiffchaff x 4, wren x 20, blackbird x 10, redwing x 10, mistle thrush x 2, robin x 16, dunnock x 4, chaffinch x 3, goldfinch x 2, siskin x 2, pied wagtail x 1,
grey wagtail x 3 (all on the Visitor Centre roof), red kite x 1, common buzzard x 2.
8-03-19
Great crested grebe x 25 (including 4 on West Lake), little grebe x 1 (Willow Hide), grey herons on nests number 1,3,4,5 (North Lake), redwing x 40 (near Goat Paddock), lapwing x 1 (possibly attempting to nest in front of Sutton Hide).
Susanna Clerici