Saturday, 24 December 2022

24th Dec - sunny am, cloudy pm, light S, 8C

Stanford reservoir; morning.
Notables included - the Red-crested Pochard drake, Red Kite over, Cetti's Warbler in main reed bed, 11 Lesser Redpoll feeding along by-pass, also two Goldfinch and four Bullfinch.  A Raven, Goldcrest and Jay seen too.  

Shawell sandpit/landfill; afternoon.
38 Red Kites counted, c40 Ravens
c100 teal, 14 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, Mallards, 8 Wigeon, Mute Swans 2.
Female Sparrowhawk flew through
132 Lapwings flew around.


Shawell Starling Roost
The majority gathered on the landfill before going to roost.  A murmuration from 1600-1610h.
Estimated 30000 present.







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