Wednesday, November 30, 2022

30th

30th

Water Meadows – Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Wigeon 144, Teal 19, Common Gull 8, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4,

Athelhampton – Teal 46, Canada Goose 233, Mute Swan 2, Mallard 8, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Starling 31, Meadow Pipit 4.

Waterbarn Cottages – Egyptian Goose, Mute Swan, Wigeon 32, Mallard 3, Common Gull 5, Herring Gull 35, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellowhammer 24, Reed Bunting, Chaffinch 25, Linnet 39,

Herring Gull

Monday, November 28, 2022

18th and 28th

28th

Water Meadows – Raven 4 (SW Family group), Egyptian Goose 5, Green Sandpiper, Snipe 2, Lapwing 130, Wigeon 35, Teal 5, Canada Goose 72, Greylag Goose, Common Gull 2, Starling 60, Pheasant 37.

Athelhampton – Canada Goose 57, Wigeon 57, Teal 33, Little Egret, Stonechat.

Waterbarn Cottages – Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher 2,

Raven
Raven


18th

Water Meadows – Wigeon 123, Canada Goose 123, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose 3, Lapwing 80, Green Sandpiper, Little Egret 4, Starling 45.

Sunday, November 13, 2022

13th

WeBS Site counts:

Green Sandpiper 4 (2 Sludge tank, 2 Water Meadows), Mute Swan 4, Wigeon 78, Teal 48, Mallard 32, Little Grebe 9, Swan x Greylag Goose, Canada Goose 177, Greylag Goose 3, Herring Gull 297, Lesser Black-backed Gull 8, Little Egret, Cormorant 2, Grey Heron 7, Moorhen 3, Sparrowhawk 2, Kestrel 3, Buzzard 7, Kingfisher 2.

Winter Finch Site Counts:

Yellowhammer 30, Reed Bunting 2, Chaffinch 50, Bullfinch 5, Linnet 134, Goldfinch 8, Greenfinch.

Mute Swan

Friday, November 11, 2022

11th

Water Meadows – Pintail 1w M, Green Sandpiper, Egyptian Goose 26 Flight S, Swan x Greylag Hybrid, Greylag Goose 2, Canada Goose 156, Wigeon 28, Mallard 34, Teal 45, Yellowhammer 2, Stonechat.

Waterbarn Cottages / Fields – Fieldfare 16, Yellowhammer 23, Chaffinch 32, Stonechat 2, Red-legged Partridge 10, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine.

Pintail 1st winter Male
Swan x Greylag Goose
Peregrine




Thursday, November 10, 2022

10th

Water Meadows – Egyptian Goose 8 (5 flight NW), Canada Goose 160 on meadows, Swan Goose (esc/feral), Lapwing 16, Wigeon 28, Teal 8, Wood Pigeon 242 S, Stock Dove 55 S.

Waterbarn Cottages – Yellowhammer 4, Chaffinch 14, Linnet 70, Fieldfare 20, Redwing 5.

Canada Geese 
Mistle Thrush

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

1st and 2nd

2nd

Water Meadows – Fieldfare 119 and Redwing 313 all W to SW between 0730 and 0850hrs, Wood Pigeon 354 all S, Canada Geese 274 N to NW (78 stopped over), Greylag Goose 8, Egyptian Goose 7 S at 0906hrs, Wigeon 54, Teal 5, Lapwing 5, Mallard 18,

Waterbarn Cottages – Redwing 2 Fieldfare 28 SW, Little Egret 4, Lapwing 5 (believed from PWM),

Canada Goose
Greylag Goose
Stonechat
Bullfinch

1st

Water Meadows – Egyptian Goose 6, Wigeon 2, Teal 8, Mallard 12,

Waterbarn Cottages – Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Kestrel 2,

(Puddletown - Egyptian Goose 19 NE at 1532hrs, Canada Goose 191, Greylag Goose 11)

Egyptian Goose
Egyptian Goose (Puddletown)

19th December 2024

 A fleeting visit this afternoon to confirm the Barnacle Goose (7) were still there and a catch up with Phil and his son.