This morning I met volunteers Julie Straw and Linda Lowndes, to carry out this months WeBS count on yet another glorious day.
Results were as follows:
shelduck - 9
oystercatcher - 14
mallard - 28
coot - 26
Canada goose - 9
greylag goose - 40
grey heron - 3
great crested grebe - 8
lapwing - 9
tufted duck - 33
mute swan - 11
gadwall - 19
teal - 15
shoveler - 2
snipe - 3
little ringed plover - 4
black-headed gull - 3
green sandpiper - 1
redshank - 3
pochard - 2
kingfisher - 1
Also of note were 2 yellow wagtails, 1 white wagtail, 1 Cetti's warbler, 6 grasshopper warblers and a male marsh harrier.