Thanks to Nick for leading and to everyone else– a very enjoyable session, if chilly at 3 degrees with a light but cold southeasterly.
Pink-footed Goose: c8000 which reluctantly left the roost, ESE quite late in the morning!
Curlew c220
Whooper Swan c130 left roost, mostly SE and N
Pintail c70 near goose roost
Rock Pipit 26 rose from marsh to flew inland (for no clear reason, but hunting raptors might have been be a factor)
Long-tailed Tit 11 Lane Ends
Goldcrest 5 Lane Ends woodland
Reed Bunting 4
Little Grebe 2 Lane Ends pools
Buzzard 2
Hen Harrier 1 (fem type)
Marsh Harrier 1 (fem type)
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Great White Egret 1
Next field meet is birding by bike Dec 9th (see meetings in site banner)
