I was on site bright and early this morning for the monthly Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) and what a lovely morning it was, with bright sunshine and a light breeze. June is still a quiet month for WeBS, but it’s a good time to get to grips with any wildfowl that are breeding on site..
Here are the results of this mornings count –
71 coot
1 moorhen
11 mute swan
8 canada goose
33 mallard
3 grey heron
2 cormorant
12 great crested grebe – including the first brood of the year, of 2 young on Phase 2
2 little grebe – including a lovely family party on phase 3
52 tufted duck
1 shoveler
2 gadwall
3 pochard
1 herring gull
2 black-headed gull
1 great black-backed gull
145 lesser black-backed gull
2 common tern
3 little ringed plover
39 lapwing
4 oystercatcher
2 ringed plover
2 green sandpiper
1 dunlin – stunning breeding plumaged individual
7 little egret