1 Great Crested Grebe 3 Cormorants 1 Grey Heron 33 Mallards 23 Black-headed Gulls 2 House Martins 1 Kingfisher, my last bird of the day, giving great views looking down on the stretch of overflow water behind the waterworks, from the path between the Black Bull and the reservoir. It was perching on the side and diving into the water.
David Lumb said
Thu Aug 23 2:42 AM, 2012
10.25am to 12.30pm. 1 Great Crested Grebe 2 Cormorants 3 Grey Herons 21 mallards 1 Moorhen 12 Black-headed Gulls 42 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (all passed over in a five minute period) 2 Woodpigeons 1 Stock Dove (resident all year near or on the viaduct, regular on railings by the rail track) 1 Kingfisher 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 House Martin 6 Swallows 2 Chiffchaffs Lots of Goldcrests 2 Nuthatches 1 Jay 2 Magpies 2 Carrion Crows 12 Starlings Numerous Chaffinches 3 Greenfinches 2 Siskins Other species present :- Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit.
1 Great Crested Grebe
3 Cormorants
1 Grey Heron
33 Mallards
23 Black-headed Gulls
2 House Martins
1 Kingfisher, my last bird of the day, giving great views looking down on the stretch of overflow water behind the waterworks, from the path between the Black Bull and the reservoir. It was perching on the side and diving into the water.
1 Great Crested Grebe
2 Cormorants
3 Grey Herons
21 mallards
1 Moorhen
12 Black-headed Gulls
42 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (all passed over in a five minute period)
2 Woodpigeons
1 Stock Dove (resident all year near or on the viaduct, regular on railings by the rail track)
1 Kingfisher
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 House Martin
6 Swallows
2 Chiffchaffs
Lots of Goldcrests
2 Nuthatches
1 Jay
2 Magpies
2 Carrion Crows
12 Starlings
Numerous Chaffinches
3 Greenfinches
2 Siskins
Other species present :- Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit.
Rob Archer
Rob Archer
Info thanks to David Lumb