Second winter Iceland Gull, Birchwood Pool, Moore
28th January
I started off this Saturday morning with my usual visit to HGF. The following sightings were made:
Buzzard 2
Coot 19
Cormorant 4
Great Crested Grebe 9
Grey Partridge 52
Lapwing 76
Pochard 3
Tufted Duck 23
Wigeon 72
A cock Pheasant was in the garden today (for his third day) plus 9 Blackbirds and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker. 70 Tree Sparrows, 3 Yellowhammers and 3 Grey Partridges were at the feeding station with 99 Lapwings nearby and a flock of 120+ Fieldfares off Highfield Lane.
Late morning I wandered over to Moore. There was a few gulls on Pumphouse Pool but nothing of real interest. A Chiffchaff appeared in the small conifers next to the top hide though (pale legged bird) and entertained me by hawking a small cloud of insects which were hovering over the conifers in the winter sun. A Sparrowhawk also flew over. I then wandered up the path to the point where you can see the tip. Several thousand gulls were present on the tip face, however views from here are limited by machinery and the gulls rarely stayed still. I did pick up a single adult Yellow-legged Gull.
I soon gave up on the tip watch and tried my luck at Birchwood Pool. There were no gulls present when I arrived so I went to see the Tawny Owl. On my way back I found another birder (Brian Baird) already present and we were soon joined by a couple who had just started an interest in birding. A few gulls had arrive by then and I found a second winter Iceland Gull with them – a lifer for Brian and the couple.
I then headed home, calling in briefly at Newton Lake on the way. 78 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, a drake Gadwall, a calling Nuthatch and the Mute Swan juvenile CT6 were observed there.
I started off this Saturday morning with my usual visit to HGF. The following sightings were made:
Buzzard 2
Coot 19
Cormorant 4
Great Crested Grebe 9
Grey Partridge 52
Lapwing 76
Pochard 3
Tufted Duck 23
Wigeon 72
A cock Pheasant was in the garden today (for his third day) plus 9 Blackbirds and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker. 70 Tree Sparrows, 3 Yellowhammers and 3 Grey Partridges were at the feeding station with 99 Lapwings nearby and a flock of 120+ Fieldfares off Highfield Lane.
Late morning I wandered over to Moore. There was a few gulls on Pumphouse Pool but nothing of real interest. A Chiffchaff appeared in the small conifers next to the top hide though (pale legged bird) and entertained me by hawking a small cloud of insects which were hovering over the conifers in the winter sun. A Sparrowhawk also flew over. I then wandered up the path to the point where you can see the tip. Several thousand gulls were present on the tip face, however views from here are limited by machinery and the gulls rarely stayed still. I did pick up a single adult Yellow-legged Gull.
I soon gave up on the tip watch and tried my luck at Birchwood Pool. There were no gulls present when I arrived so I went to see the Tawny Owl. On my way back I found another birder (Brian Baird) already present and we were soon joined by a couple who had just started an interest in birding. A few gulls had arrive by then and I found a second winter Iceland Gull with them – a lifer for Brian and the couple.
I then headed home, calling in briefly at Newton Lake on the way. 78 Teal, 14 Tufted Duck, a drake Gadwall, a calling Nuthatch and the Mute Swan juvenile CT6 were observed there.
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