Sunday, 12 January 2025

12th January - cloudy, 5C, light S. Some thawing.

WeBs counts today, most waters counted were 90% frozen over

Soar Brook Lake Area

Lesser Black Backed 150, Great Black Backed 20, Herring, 50 Herring, 5 Common and 150 Black Headed Gulls.

Wigeon 3, Mallard 15, Mute 2, 7 Lapwing, Teal 6, Moorhen 6 and Coot 7.

A Buzzard, a few Redwings and Fieldfares round.

Mere Lane Lake

A few Coots and Moorhens, Little Grebe and Mute Swans.  

Checking the coppice with the Thermal camera I could clearly see a Woodcock sitting in the leaf litter, but not with the naked eye.  A couple of Ravens over.

Stanford Hall Lake area.

c100 Wigeon, three Tufted, six Goosanders, 27 Mallards, a Little Egret, one Shoveler and 15 Teal.

Buzzard and Red Kite, a Treecreeper and Redwing.


Draycote Water; afternoon.

The Red-throated Diver is still present and showed well.  Three Shelducks.


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