Tuesday 3 January 2012

Either way up it's a good start...

After a further investigation we now have a new total for New Year’s Day – 70 species all in – Big thanks to HVWG for compiling this:

1. Mute Swan
2. White-fronted Goose
3. Greylag Goose
4. Egyptian Goose
5. Wigeon
6. Gadwall
7. Teal
8. Green-winged Teal
9. Mallard
10. Pintail
11. Shoveler
12. Pochard
13. Tufted Duck
14. Goldeneye
15. Smew
16. Pheasant
17. Little Grebe
18. Great Crested Grebe
19. Cormorant
20. Bittern
21. Little Egret
22. Sparrowhawk
23. Kestrel
24. Peregrine Falcon
25. Moorhen
26. Coot
27. Golden Plover
28. Lapwing
29. Ruff
30. Black-tailed Godwit
31. Curlew
32. Redshank
33. Black-headed Gull
34. Mediterranean Gull
35. Common Gull
36. Herring Gull
37. Great Black-backed Gull
38. Stock Dove
39. Wood Pigeon
40. Collared Dove
41. Barn Owl
42. Short-eared owl
43. Tawny Owl
44. Great Spotted Woodpecker
45. Grey Wagtail
46. Pied Wagtail
47. Wren
48. Dunnock
49. Robin
50. Blackbird
51. Redwing
52. Mistle Thrush
53. Goldcrest
54. Long-tailed Tit
55. Blue Tit
56. Great Tit
57. Coal Tit
58. Treecreeper
59. Magpie
60. Jackdaw
61. Rook
62. Carrion Crow
63. Tree Sparrow
64. Chaffinch
65. Brambling
66. Greenfinch
67. Goldfinch
68. Siskin
69. Bullfinch
70. Reed Bunting

A few of these birds were also on the go yesterday – thanks to HVWG for the pics – Egyptian goose again on Watton NR with the geese:

White-fronted geese and curlew:

The green winged-teal was also on show too just along with the pair of bitterns coming in to roost again. For these the EA hide has been recommended. The smew, black-tailed godwits and ruff were also showing. This fieldfare was a bit more showy though:

And this barn owl though nice would have done better as a little owl (the box support is perched upon:

And these five whoopers were a nice year first:

Lastly Andy had the cetti's warbler calling again from the South Lagoon hide - if you fancy a go then do so sooner rather than later; we will be undertaking some management works with the EA and the Treatment works in that area in coming weeks for which South Lagoon main hide will need to be temporarily closed.