Sunday, 14 January 2024

14th Jan - Sunny, with increasing cloud, light W, 6C

Mere Lane Lake; morning
21 Tufted Ducks, 2 Little Grebe, a Grey Heron, male Sparrowhawk.

Soar Brook Lake.
Quite a few Gulls here today, on the lake and filed - c250 Lesser Black-backed, c200 Herring and c80 Black-headed Gulls.  A Little Egret, 3 Little Grebes, 25 Wigeon, 12 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 77 Greylags, 8 Mallard, a Cormorant and Green Woodpecker.

Eyebook Reservoir; afternoon.

Water level very low with lots of shore all around and exposed mud at the inlet end.

Highlights included 4 Smew, all drakes, 48 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 8 Pintail, a good number of Goldeneye, a Red Kite and Kestrel, two Little Egret and a Grey Heron.

A male Stonechat.

At least 1000 Lapwings.




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