Cress Marsh

An adult Yellow-legged Gull was present on 22/07 - a first record for the site.

A record shot is on the Cress Marsh thread for that date

Regards

Chris

Hi Joy and Chris,

I saw a GWE at Cress Marsh on 6th December 2020.

Hi Chris,

Dates I have are:
Whooper Swan 30.11.20
WF Goose 28.12.20
Scaup (2 f) 30.11.20
GWE 7.7.20. but I think one was reported more recently but don’t have date for that.
Pink Footed Geese 11.12.20
Wood Sand 25.5.20
Cuckoo 9.6.20
Little Gull 29.8.20
Glaucous Gull 1.6.20
Osprey 23.8.20
Spoonbill 7.7.20

I think these are the sightings of most interest: other members of the Cress Marsh Team may be able to add to this list.

Hi Joy - very interesting. Dates would make it even more useful as I have to put it in to a database which will be used in next years bird report

Hello Joy,

Thanks for info, no rush to send photos etc.

Regards

Max

If you read the official Cabinet Office guidance published 4th January it states ' outdoor exercise - you can travel a short distance within your area to do so if necessary ( for example to access an open space ). But you must not travel outside your own local area.. Although a short distance is not defined I would have thought 3 or 4 miles would be acceptable and may let people still access their favourite patch etc. I suppose the guidelines get a bit blurred as to what is exercise but I don't see anything wrong in doing this with a pair of binoculars as no-one states your exercise must be at breakneck speed but keep it local and only once a day.
If you look at Rare Bird Alert sightings there must be hundreds of birders out there breaking the law and ought to be punished as many of the reports are from remote places which can not be classed as local !