WeBS Count
A beautiful day for our last WeBS (Wetland Bird Survey) for this season. The main highlight was when 6 cranes flew over towards Reedbed hide and then landed infront of Friends hide.
great crested grebe – 17
cormorant – 71
little egret – 18
heron – 12
mute swan – 53
Bewick’s swan – 23
whooper swan – 171
greylag goose – 14
egyptian goose -3
shelduck – 105
wigeon – 5055
gadwall – 276
teal – 1027
mallard – 554
pintail – 214
shoveler – 327
pochard – 117
tufted duck – 366
goldeneye – 11
moorhen – 5
coot – 534
Avocet - 21
oystercatcher – 13
lapwing – 56
dunlin – 70
ruff – 15
snipe – 6
black-tailed godwit – 2082
curlew – 2
redshank – 15
black headed gull – 60
common gull – 2
Herring gull - 1
Marsh harrier - 2
buzzard – 1
Kestrel - 1
Pheasant - 2
Woodpigeon - 129
Stock dove - 2
Green woodpecker - 3
Skylark 5
Meadow pipit - 16
Pied wagtail - 2
Fieldfare - 3
Magpie - 7
Crow - 15
Chaffinch - 300
Goldfinch - 15
Reed bunting - 1
Cetti's warbler - 2
