Wetland Bird Survey

We normally don't list sightings of more common species we record onsite, like mallards, coots and Canada geese but our WeBS count on Monday 16 December records all species onsite.

WeBS Count, Monday 16 December WLS, 8am-9.40 am

227 mallards

21 coots

43 moorhen

4 mute swans

4 tufted ducks

95 teal

6 shelducks

8 gadwall

2 pochard

26 Canada geese

84 greylag geese

8 shoveler

3 lapwing

3 snipe

6 grey heron

143 black-headed gulls

4 herring gulls

2 common gulls

1 little grebe

1 little egret

7 cormorants

2 Egyptian geese

Recent sightings

Sat 7 Dec
Arun Riverlife: pochard, water rail

Sun 8 Dec
Ramsar hide: 5 wigeon, 1 Med gull
Scrape hide: 8 wigeon

Mon 9 Dec
Ramsar Sand Martin hide: 6 pochard, 10 cormorant, 1 lapwing
Scrape hide: kingfisher
Lapwing hide; 2 stonechat, 1 grey heron
Arun Riverlife: 2 pochards,1 little grebe

Tues 10 Dec
Ramsar/Sand Martin hide: 39 teal, 3 cattle egret, 13 wigeon, 2 pochard, 1 lapwing, 6 shelduck, 6 shoveler, 8 cormorant, 5 goldfinch, grey heron
Lapwing hide: 1 lapwing
Scrape hide: 1 kingfisher
Arun Riverlife: 1 pochard

Thurs 12 Dec
Wetland Dscovery@ 3 tufted ducks, 1 kestrel, 1 grey heron.
Ramsar hide: 2 shelduck, 1 cormorant
Sand Martin hide: 9 shelducks. 15 teal, 1 cormorant

Fri 13 Dec
Ramsar hide: 3 lapwing, 1 snipe
Scrae hide: 1 little grebe
Woodland Loop: 6 chaffinch, 1 great tit, 8 blue tits, 5 goldfinch, Great spotted woodpecker.

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