1000 onwards, sunny after frost, 6 - 10c: Jack Snipe, Common Snipe 19, Lapwing, Goosander pair, Wigeon pair, Pochard 3, Teal 30, Shoveler 8, Buzzard 4 circling, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush 3 in song, Chaffinch 2 in song, Reed Bunting 2 pairs, Red Deer 4 stags. Also Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock & 2 bumblebees. (GR / RP)
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| Red Deer & Reed Bunting |
1040 - 1130 sunny after frost, 8c: Oystercatcher, Lapwing 15, Wigeon pair, Goosander 9, Teal 4, Pochard 6, Shoveler 4, Cormorant 10, fox, Small Tortoiseshell (at nettlebeds 14:00), etc. (GR)
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1015 - 1200 becoming cloudy, strong SW wind, 10c: GW Egret, Cormorant 10, Greylag, Wigeon pair, Shoveler 8, Teal 5, Goosander 4, Snipe 5, Lapwing c30, Little Grebe, Meadow Pipit 8, Green Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush 2, Redwing 5, Siskin 2, Chaffinch 4. (RP / GR)
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| Great Egret again today (GR) |
1130 onwards, light cloud, 8c: Great White Egret (photo), Cormorant 8, Snipe 2, Lapwing 50, Wigeon pair, Goosander 5, Shoveler 4, Teal 33, Pochard 4, Dabchick, Common Gull 3, Skylark 2, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard, Rook, Redwing 14, Bullfinch 5, Chaffinch 4 (some in song), Lesser Redpoll 7, etc. (GR)
1000 - 1200 overcast, 10c: Raven 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Song Thrush 4 in song, Redwing, Common Gull 6, Lapwing c50, Cormorant 12, Shoveler 8, Teal 8, Wigeon m, Pochard 6, Goosander 3. (GR / RP)
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| Mistle Thrush today (GR) |
1030 - 1200 becoming sunny, strong westerlies, 8c: Cormorant 10, Little Egret, Dabchick 2, Goosander 8, Pochard 4, Teal 8, Shoveler 2, Lapwing 75, Common Gull 7, Buzzard 2, Sparrowhawk, Redwing, etc. (GR)
0945 - 1120 light cloud, 9c: Greylag, Cormorant 9, Goosander 11, Pochard 4, Teal 36, Wigeon 2m, Shoveler 4, Tufted 44, Dabchick 2, Common Gull 3, GBb Gull 3, Lapwing 60, Sparrowhawk 3, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Stock Dove 2, etc. (PN/RP/GR)
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| Grey Wagtail today (GR) |
0945 - 1130 sunny breaks, 9c: Pochard 6, Wigeon pair, Teal 2, Shoveler 2, Goosander pair, Tufted 48, Greylag, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe 2, Little Egret (photo's), Cormorant 9, Bh Gull c300, large gulls c250, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, GS Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Chaffinch 2, etc (RP / GR)
1110 - 1310 fairly sunny, 9c: Oystercatcher, Lapwing 73, Peregrine, Goosander 8, Teal 4, Shoveler pair, Tufted 16, Little Grebe 5, Cormorant, Common Gull 4, Bh Gull c350, Yellow-legged Gull ad., other large gulls c150, Jay, Skylark, Meadow Pipit 2, Pied Wagtail 3, Song Thrush 2 in song, Goldcrest, etc. (GR)
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| Oyc & Yl Gull today |
1000 - 1115 overcast, cold breeze, pools half-frozen, 1c: Wigeon pair, Tufted 7, Teal 36, Dabchick 4, Cormorant 2, Coot 54, no Lapwing, Snipe or Common Gulls. 2 Red Deer stags at the floods. (RP)
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| Great & Lesser black Gulls (GR) |
1345 - 1415 sunny, pools mainly frozen, 0c: Greylag, Cormorant, Teal 32, Lapwing 70, Bh Gull c300, Common Gull 3, large gulls 270, no sign of 5 Goosander & 4 Shoveler seen yesterday. (GR)
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| Buzzard 1st Jan. |
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| Teal & Shoveler 9th Feb. |
1330 - 1430 snow flurries, 0c: Mute Swan 6 (photo's), Greylag, Cormorant 2, Teal 32, Shoveler 4, Goosander pair, Lapwing 67, Common Gull 3, Stock Dove 2, Mistle Thrush, Redwing 2. (GR)
1400 - 1430 sleet showers, NE wind, 0c: Mute Swan pair, Greylag, Cormorant 3, Shoveler 4, Teal 4, Tufted 42, Goosander f, Pochard f, Little Grebe, Lapwing 48, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull 140, a few large gulls. (GR)
1200 - 1230 fog clearing, 3c: Cormorant 10, Heron, Goosander 2 (7 on 4th Feb), Tufted 30, Pochard 2f, Shoveler m, Teal m, Dabchick 2, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 56. (RP)
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| Poss. sinensis Cormorant (RP) |
1100 - 1230 generally cloudy, 8c: Snipe 16, Lapwing c100, Teal 30, Shoveler 4, Goosander 2, Cormorant 8, Buzzard 2, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Jay 2, Raven 2, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Pied Wag 3, Song Thrush in song. (GR)
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| Jays & Ravens today |
1030 onwards, misty, cloudy, sunny breaks, 3 - 5c: Pochard 3f, Teal 2, Goosander 7, Shoveler 4, Tufted 32, Dabchick 4, Cormorant 7, Lapwing 106, Common Gull 2, usual other gulls, Sparrowhawk, GS Woodpecker f, Skylark 3 over, Song Thrush in song, etc. (GR)
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| Red-dyed Herring Gull |
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| GBb Gull poss. JA159 |
1045 onwards, clear & sunny, 2 - 4c: Greylag, Cormorant 3, Shoveler 6, Pochard pair, Goosander 4, Wigeon pair, Teal 20, Tufted 41, Little Grebe 6, Lapwing 112, Sparrowhawk f (photo), Common Gull 4, Herring Gull c100, Lesser & Great Black-backed Gulls c200, Bh Gull c250, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest 2, foxes 2, etc. (GR)
