Cress Marsh 2021

12th September
Weather: Overcast, cool, N wind
Time on site: 15:00-16:30

Buzzard    2
Carrion Crow    4
Gadwall    1
Goldfinch    20
Greenshank    1
Greylag Goose    24
Kestrel    1
Lesser Black-backed Gull    1
Little Egret    7
Little Grebe    2
Magpie    2
Mallard    2
Mute Swan    5
Pheasant    1
Stock Dove    1
Teal    23
Tufted Duck    15
Woodpigeon    15

All records entered into BirdTrack.

Thats a better and more varied species count Jon. Hopefully as winter approaches we will get more turning up.

9th September
Weather: Overcast, warm & humid, SW breeze
Time on site: 17:05-18:00

Black-tailed Godwit    20 - flock flew low over the Field Scrapes, but continued towards Immingham. Heading to Killingholme?
Buzzard    2 - over the site
Carrion Crow    2
Collared Dove    1
Gadwall    3 
Goldfinch    8 - small flock feeding along the main path.
Greenshank    1 - flew onto scrape by main path as I walked back from the hide.
Grey Heron    1 - on lagoon edge
Greylag Goose    35+ - all on islands at rear of lagoon. Foliage on islands prevented an accurate count.
Little Egret    5 - around site
Little Grebe    3 - on lagoon
Magpie    1
Mallard    4
Mute Swan    7
Shoveler    5
Snipe    2 - on lagoon bank near to the hide.
Spotted Redshank    1 - feeding on scrape next to the path. Flushed as I walked to the hide and flew off to area at the extreme edge of the site.
Stock Dove    4
Teal    15 
Tufted Duck    8

Roe Deer    4

All records entered into BirdTrack.

5th September
Weather: Sunny, warm, E wind
Time on site: 11:55-13:15

Black-tailed Godwit    1 - single bird seen on the "Field" scrapes
Buzzard    14  -  all soaring over the wood at the back of the site.
Carrion Crow    2
Goldfinch    3
Greylag Goose    136 - all on the lagoon
Kestrel    2
Linnet    c35  - flock flying over the "Field" scrapes
Little Egret    5
Little Grebe    5 - all on the lagoon
Mallard    2
Mute Swan    10 - all on the lagoon
Tufted Duck    15 - all on the lagoon
Yellow Wagtail    5  - feeding in front of the hide
Yellowhammer    1

All records entered into BirdTrack.

WOW WOW WOW just seen lots of images and read the website no wonder you get lots of good sightings, didn't realise how big the site is but now I do!!

22nd August
Weather: Overcast with sunny intervals, warm, NE wind
Time on site: 16:55 - 18:00

Common Sandpiper    1 - flushed from the Kia car terminal across the lane from Cress Marsh when I arrived at site.
Goldfinch    30
Green Sandpiper    3
Greenshank    1
Greylag Goose    12
Little Egret    11
Little Grebe    7
Mallard    16
Mute Swan    4
Peregrine    1 - perched on the Power Station's chimney
Tufted Duck    6
Wood Sandpiper    2
Roe Deer    2

All records entered into BirdTrack.