Saturday, 18 February 2023

18th Feb - cloudy, light/mod W, 13C, light rain shower afternoon

Shawell sandpit/landfill, morning

A good collection of ducks, Tufted, Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Gadwall and Shovelers and a Little Grebe.  Only a few Gulls as not tipping today, but plenty of Corvids.  Gadwall numbered 32 and coot 28 - both high counts for here.

Shawell Lagoons;  Two great-crested Grebes, a few Tufted Ducks and Gulls.. A Treecreeper in road side bushes.

Stanford Hall, afternoon.

Two Great Egrets, 98 Wigeon, two Little Grebes, 98 Canada Geese.. A red Kite over.

Stanford reservoir;

Drake Red-crested Pochard, otherwise all the expected birds similar to last visit.


Shawell Gravel Pit; 1715h  A Sparrowhawk.

Starlings came to roost, c30000 still.  Again gathering  on the landfill before coming in to roost.












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