29th

Water Meadows – Green Sandpiper 3, Canada Goose 39, Greylag Goose 2, Teal 60, Wigeon 314, Snipe 5, Lapwing 537,

Athelhampton – Green Sandpiper 2, Teal 20, Swan x Greylag Goose, Canada Goose 60, Greylag Goose 8, Collared Dove 5,

Waterbarn Cottages – Pintail m&f, Wigeon 77, Egyptian Goose 3, Lapwing 41,

Pintail male

20th

Water Meadows – Black Tailed Godwit 24, Green Sandpiper, Shoveler 2m, Gadwal 2 (M&F), Teal 150, Wigeon 250, Snipe 19, Lapwing 124,

Athelhampton – Greylag Goose 47, Canada Goose 219, Teal 67, Wigeon 24, Lapwing 50,

17th

Water Meadows – Black Tailed Godwit 24 (High count|), Shoveler 9(6m 3F), Teal 161, Greylag Goose 33, Canada Goose 440, Wigeon 185,

Athelhampton – Black Tailed Godwit 15 (Flight mid afternoon onto flooded meadows from Water Meadows), Snipe 19, Teal 56,

Black tailed Godwit (Athelhampton)

Snipe

16th

Water Meadows – Black Tailed Godwit 19 (5th Record and largest Count), Shoveler 4 (2m 2F), Gadwall 2 (M & F), Greylag Goose 39, Snipe 24, Wigeon 185,

Athelhampton – Snipe 21, Teal 128,

Black tailed Godwit

Black tailed Godwit

15th

Water Meadows – Swan x Greylag Goose, Greylag Goose 26, Canada Goose 307, Teal 94, Snipe 16, Wigeon 160, Lapwing 39, Stonechat,

Athelhampton – Black Tailed Godwit Ten Acre Field, Green Sandpiper, Teal 31, Lapwing 18,

Waterbarn Cottages – Egyptian Goose, Green Sandpiper 2, Lapwing 27, Mute Swan 4, Fieldfare 24,   

Black Tailed Godwit

11th

WeBS Counts

Site totals:- Canada Goose 389, Greylag Goose 36, Swan x Greylag Goose, Mute Swan 4, Wigeon 400, Teal 170, Mallard 21, Moorhen 4, Little Grebe 4, Lapwing 77, Green Sandpiper, Grey Heron 4, Little Egret 3. Common Gull 3, Black-headed Gull 11, Herring Gull 11.

Winter Finch Counts

Site totals:- Yellowhammer 86, Chaffinch 189, Linnet 90, Goldfinch 25, Dunnock 11, House Sparrow 21, Robin 23, Blackbird 54.

Mink

7th and 8th

8^th

Water Meadows – Swan x Greylag Goose, Canada Goose 235, Snipe 2, Common Gull 2, Little Egret 2, Green Woodpecker,

Athelhampton – Greylag Goose 32, Canada Goose 16, Teal 26, Stonechat

Waterbarn Cottages – Green Sandpiper, Lapwing 23, Mute Swan 4, Little Egret 3, Yellowhammer 11, Linnet 62, Collared Dove 7,

Swan x Greylag Goose Hybrid (right)

Full Moon

7^th

Water Meadows – Egyptian Goose 5, Greylag Goose 26, Canada Goose 205, Wigeon 190, Lapwing 180, Mallard 17,

Athelhampton – Mute Swan 2, Moorhen 4,

2nd

Water Meadows – Egyptian Goose 17,

Athelhampton – Egyptian Goose 2, Canada Goose 187, Greylag Goose, Water Rail (Ten Acre Field), Moorhen 5, Snipe 8,

Snipe

1st

Water Meadows – Green Sandpiper 2, Egyptian Goose 7, Canada Goose 44, Wigeon 90, Teal 30, Kingfisher, Rook 529 N from roost

Athelhampton – Egyptian Goose 2, Canada Goose 186, Wigeon 21, Teal 20, Starling 63, Pied Wagtail 9, Kingfisher,

Waterbarn Cottages – Great White Egret 1325 to 1330hrs on River Piddle then flew SW (2nd Record), Egyptian Goose, Wigeon 88, Teal 26, Stock Dove 70,

Great White Egret