2 Pintail still, 13 Gadwall, 10 Tufteds, 5 Goldeneye, 15 Goosander, 4 Oystercatchers, Curlew, 4 Woodcocks out of Carr Wood and the Twite with the Linnet flock. In the gull roost the adult Iceland (possibly Kumlien’s) Gull, 2ndW Glaucous Gull (the fifth ‘white -winger’ this week), ad Caspian Gull and ad Glaucous/Herring Gull hybrid.
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Latest Ogston sightings
- Mon 23 March 2020
7 Shoveler, 2 Water Rails, 12 Curlews late afternoon, 3 Snipe, 4+ Sand Martins.
- Sun 22 March 2020
10 Mandarins, 3 Shoveler, 6 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, two pair of Sparrowhawks displaying, 4 Oystercatchers, 4 Curlews , 61 Snipe ( again, flushed by a Sparrowhawk), 60 Common Gulls through including a leucistic 1stW, single Brambling.
Other local sightings
- 27/12/19 News
MAM TOR The Snow Bunting still present on Dec 25th. CHURCH WILNE WATER SKI PIT The Black Necked Grebe still present on Dec 26th. On Dec 24th 2 Little Grebes, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Cormorants, 8 Wigeon, 7 Gadwall, 20 Pochard, 104 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 250 Coot and single Common and Herring Gulls. […]