Our regular WeBS'ers Stuart and Matt completed January's count on the 12th. The mild weather is keeping wildfowl numbers lower, however good numbers of wigeon are present, goldeneye are starting to display and the return of shelduck after their moult migration gives an early indication that spring is not too far away! Here are the results....
7 mute swan
1 shelduck
76 wigeon
8 gadwall
124 teal
88 mallard
1 pochard
119 tufted duck
7 goldeneye
51 cormorant
2 little egret
2 grey heron
1 water rail
48 coot
223 lapwing
2 redshank
1 kingfisher
63 black-headed gull
Male goldeneye displaying - fabulous to watch these on a late winter day. Ben Hall (rspb-images.com)