Saturday 24 March 2018

March Cors Caron WeBS count

The last of the winter. Did the main section on Monday in the very cold weather and then the top section a few days later in quite different conditions.
Totals: Little grebe 2, grey heron 23, little egret 4, great white egret 1, mute swan 11, 1 feral snow goose (pairing up with a greylag!), greylag 37, Canada goose 293 (highest total ever), wigeon 84, gadwall 4, teal 367, mallard 143, lapwing 2, jack snipe 1, snipe 29, woodcock 2, curlew 31 (but no redshank yet), lesser black backed gull 2.
No migrants, unsurprising considering the weather on Monday, but meadow pipits & skylarks singing on the top section.
Any more Cors Caron sightings from the past week that I can add gratefully received.
Andy Polkey