Cress Marsh 2021

22nd October
Weather: Sunny, cold, N breeze
Time on site: 16:30-17:30

Buzzard    1 - over site
Carrion Crow    3
Gadwall    7 - all on the lagoon
Goldfinch    7 
Kestrel    1 - perched on electricity pylon 
Little Egret    1 - feeding on "field scrapes"
Little Grebe    6 - all on the lagoon
Magpie    2
Mallard    2 
Mute Swan    17 - on the lagoon
Pied Wagtail    1
Pochard    1- female on the lagoon
Reed Bunting    1
Shoveler    8 - two on "field scrapes" and six on the lagoon
Snipe    2 - flushed from first scrape to the right of the main path to the hide
Teal    25 - on "field scrapes" and lagoon
Yellowhammer    1
Roe Deer    4

All records entered into BirdTrack
 

17th October
Weather: Overcast with rain showers, cold, SW wind
Time on site: 13:55-15:10

Black-headed Gull    8 - on the lagoon
Black-tailed Godwit    9 - feeding around one of the islands in the lagoon
Carrion Crow    1
Common Sandpiper    1 - feeding around one of the islands in the lagoon
Gadwall    14 - all on the lagoon
Grey Heron    1 - feeding around the lagoon
Herring Gull    3 - on the lagoon
Kestrel    1
Lesser Black-backed Gull    5 - on the lagoon
Linnet    c50 - flock feeding on the "field" scrapes
Little Grebe    10 - all on the lagoon
Magpie    2
Mallard    3
Mute Swan    10 - all on the lagoon
Robin    1
Teal    24 - most of the birds were on the lagoon with a few on the "field" scrapes
Wigeon    5 - all on the lagoon
Roe Deer    3

All records entered into BirdTrack.

10th October
Weather: Sun, Warm, NW wind
Time on site: 15:00-16:35

Canada Goose    50 - on islands in lagoon
Carrion Crow    2
Cormorant    1
Gadwall    6 - on lagoon
Goldfinch    15 - feeding on Teasels along main path
Kestrel    1
Lapwing    3 - on island in lagoon
Linnet    15
Little Egret    3
Little Grebe    7 - all on lagoon
Magpie    2
Mute Swan    14 - all on lagoon
Teal    37 - majority on "pylon" and "field" scrapes. 
Tufted Duck    2 - on lagoon
Wigeon    5 - on lagoon
Yellowhammer    2
Roe Deer    2

8th October
Weather: Sun, warm, S breeze
Time on site: 16:40-17:40

Buzzard    1 - over site
Carrion Crow    2
Gadwall    8 - all on the lagoon
Goldfinch    30 - feeding on Thistle seeds along main path
Green Sandpiper    1 - feeding on scrapes adjacent to the main path
Kestrel    1 - hunting over the "field" scrapes
Lapwing    11 - on one of the islands in the lagoon
Linnet    25 
Little Egret    4
Little Grebe    6 - all on the lagoon
Magpie    2
Mallard    14 - all on the lagoon
Mute Swan    18 - - all on the lagoon
Pheasant    8
Pochard    2 - on the lagoon
Starling    c100 - fock flew over site
Teal    17 - feeding on the "field" scrapes
Roe Deer    3

All records entered into BirdTrack

 

Well spotted John!   Time machine now parked up and date corrected!

4th Oct are you psychic mate lol