Mon 5th June 23

Nothing out of the ordinary found by by DC who started off at the farm this morning and PL who walked the Approach road and the Dell area on a windy and cloud covered day.

Of interest on the scrape were the five hybrid goslings, three of which seem to be destined to be mainly Greylag & two heading toward Canada with different head patterns and tail markings, it will be interesting to watch their progress.

From the hide: 5 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag (3 pairs with 18 goslings), 23 Gadwall, 18 Shelduck (+ ducklings), 10 Mallard (+ducklings), 1 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 32 Avocet (+ 3 chicks), 3 Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher (+ chick), 1 Redshank, 13 Blk H Gulls, 8 Herring Gulls, 4 LBB, 1 Med Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Egret, 2 Lt. Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cuckoo, plus the normal passerines. PL/DC/DW/MR.