Our dedicated volunteer WeBS (Winter Wetland Bird Surveys) team kindly persuaded the contractors to permit a mid-month count in the wetland area.
So for your interest ......
Fishers Mill / New Reedbed – Black-headed Gull (2), Coot (106), Goldeneye (4), Grey Heron (1), Little Egret (1), Little Grebe (2), Mallard (27), Moorhen (4), Mute Swan (6), Shoveler (7), Snipe (1), Teal (10), Tufted Duck (43).
Central Grasslands – Canada Goose (37), Coot (20), Cormorant (12), Gadwall (8), Goldeneye (1), Grey Heron (2) Little Egret (3), Mallard (55), Moorhen (1), Mute Swan (8), Pochard (2), Shoveler (6), Teal (31), Tufted Duck (40).
Northern Lakes – Coot (58), Cormorant (2), Gadwall (22), Goosander (3), Grey Heron (2), Little Egret (1), Lapwing (86), Mallard (42), Moorhen (1), Mute Swan (4), Shelduck (1), Shoveler (21), Teal (60), Tufted Duck (57), Wigeon (8).
There's always more snipe, hidden in the grass and reeds, than we can see and count.