Sunday, 17 November 2024

17th Nov - broken cloud am, cloud increasing light rain shower late pm, light WNW, 10C

Mere Lane Lake; morning

The lake held a nix of ducks for the WeBs count today; seven Shoveler, 15 Tufted, a Teal, 14 Mallards, plus Coot, Moorhen and Little Grebes.  A Water Rail responded to call play-back from the adjacent SuDs pool area.
 A Green Woodpecker was calling too.

Soar Brook Lake; morning

Few waterbirds, but a good count of Gulls _B-H,, Herring and LBB) on the lake and adjacent field, two Cormorants, three Mute Swans.
A green Woodpecker too.

Brandon Marsh; afternoon

c275 Lapwings, 6+ Snipe plus the usual ducks, including a lone female Pintail, on East marsh.  Among the flock of Greylags and Canada Geese was a Swan Goose.

Two each Great and Little Egrets.

Very few passerines about!






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