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)

14th March 2025

Not much new to report today.  The Barnacle Goose (12) flock was still in the vicinity of the Causeway Pond. The Cattle Egret (7) flock did ...