Cloudy and mild for this month's WeBS count. With the recent flooding I wasn't expecting much as the birds are able to find standing water just about anywhere at the moment. Although the species list was sparse I did manage a new site tick with the 10 Teal. The Mallard count was surprisingly high, back up where it used to be. Here are the numbers:
Black-headed Gull 52
Canada Goose 3
Common Gull 1
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 2
Mallard 106
Meadow Pipit 1
Moorhen 2
Mute Swan 13 (includes Orange 744)
Teal 10 (Departed 07:55)
Total number of species: 10, Individuals: 194
Other note worthy sightings included:
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
Green Woodpecker 2
Skylark 1 over west
Probably the best sighting of the morning was the Little Owl calling while perched in a tree on the west side of the park, by the road. Another could be heard calling a little further off, on the far side of the road near the stables. Another site tick.
