Feb 3rd
Bewick’s Swan 30 – flew in to roost on the Flamingo Pool at dusk
Shoveler 272
Pintail 50
Wigeon 2,500
Shelduck 45
Pochard 185
T Duck 151
Scaup 11 (6 drakes)
Goldeneye 30 (5 drakes)
Bl/T Godwit 3,500 roosting on the islands
Tawny Owl – bird hooting at Allen’s Hill at dusk
Fieldfare 300
The Shoveler were mainly on the Back Barn Pools whilst the rest of the dabbling duck were on the Radar/Hidden/Ski Pools. The diving duck were mostly on the Flamingo Pool.
Feb 9th
Shoveler 272 (mostly on Ski Pool)
Pintail 85 (mostly Radar-Ski Pools)
Wigeon 3,400 (incredible numbers on the Radar-Ski Pools)
Gadwall 112 (Ski Pool)
Goldeneye 32 (8 drakes; Flamingo Pool)
Little Egret 8
Greenshank 1
Marsh Harrier 2
Com Buzzard 2