Sightings

Main sighting: Brambling

Six Brambling, 3 Greenfinch and a Bullfinch this morning and a Barn Owl (caught on the trail cam) last night. Roughly 150 corvids and 50-odd Stock Dove over a nearby cover crop.

Main sighting: TAWNY OWLS

Woken at 03:15 this morning by a pair of Tawnies (M&F) having a conversation which only diminished as they eventually flew away. Had it been our neighbours I would have complained, but, hey….Tawnies, you’re forgiven!

Main sighting: Stock Dove

At least 80 Stock Dove, 100 corvids (a decrease on recent days), 120 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet plus a few Brambling and Reed Bunting in a cover crop. Two pairs Bullfinch in the garden a couple of days ago.

Main sighting: Common Gull

Common Gull 2; Black Headed Gull 20; Shoveler 30; Teal 70; Widgeon 100+; Canada Geese 100+; Tufted Duck 4; Heron; Little Egret; Buzzard x3 (plus one dead one, been there some time, no leg rings); Great Spotted Woodpecker; Song Thrush; Long Tailed Tit; Carrion Crow;

Main sighting: Geese

Fairly quiet bird wise but highlights included 4 Buzzards, redwings and fieldfares (low numbers), 6 reed buntings, pair of stonechats and a single meadow pipit. Redshank platform – 30 teal (42 more from hide 3), Snipe platform – 2 cormorants, curlew, 1 lt egret, 1 gt black-backed gull on the lagoon, fly past common gull and 1 shoveler. The tundra bean goose was in with the greylags again on the grass area between the marsh platform and the hedge line. Seawall – 106 herring gulls, shelduck and oystercatchers. Hide 3 – 2 mute swans, 92 wigeon, gadwall and 19 pink-footed geese later joined by a 100+ Canada geese.

Main sighting: Collard dove

Collard dove sitting on eggs

Main sighting: Disturbance

There will be some disturbance at Goldcliff Lagoons on Wednesday between approx. 9am and 3pm while we make repairs to the anti-predator fence. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Main sighting: Rooks nesting

Rooks are building nests

Main sighting: Rooks

Rooks are building nests

Main sighting: Skylark

Seven Skylark on moorland.

Main sighting: Curlew

A single Curlew in amongst the lapwings – well chuffed.

Main sighting: Greenfinch

Not sure if this counts as they were caught by Goldcliff Ringing Group so here we go:- Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Jay, Blackbird, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Wren.
Surprising the number of Greenfinches they caught