Friday, 16 January 2026

16th Jan - high cloud, sunny intervals, light S, 8C

Soar Brook Lake; morning

21 Cormorants, a new site record count for me here.  Five wigeon - first of the winter I think.
46 greylags, 7 Mallard and two Tufted.  

Shawell sandpit/landfill; morning

A check again for the 'white' wingers, none whilst I was there but one seen about 1300h, concluded to be a adult Iceland Gull.

Bittesby Country Park; afternoon.

In the adjacent sunflower plot -c50 Chaffinch, 6 Yellowhammers, 2 Reed Buntings and c15 Linnets.

Nine, Red-legged Partridges nearby.  Red Kite over.  Fieldfares around the hedges.

19 Golden Plover over and settled on the non-developed warehouse plot.

Green woodpecker heard.,

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