Our keen-eyed volunteer WeBS (Winter Wetland Bird Surveys) team have found a quiet moment recently, during the contractor work, to bring you these bird counts for the wetland area.
Fishers Mill/New Reedbed – Coot (129), Gadwall (103), Great Crested Grebe (2), Little Grebe (2), Mallard (25), Moorhen (12), Mute Swan (7), Pochard (9), Shoveler (2), Tufted Duck (43), Wigeon (64).
Central Grasslands – Coot (178), Cormorant (8), Gadwall (52), Great Crested Grebe (6), Grey Heron (1), Mallard (63), Moorhen (3), Mute Swan (11), Shoveler (8), Teal (1), Tufted Duck (75), Wigeon (29).
Northern Lakes – Black-headed Gull (4), Coot (101), Cormorant (5), Gadwall (36), Grey Heron (2), Greylag Goose (18), Little Egret (2), Lapwing (46), Mallard (12), Mute Swan (49), Pochard (6), Shoveler (50), Teal (31), Tufted Duck (101), Wigeon (11).