Was at the gym in Abingdon today so when finished decided to
visit Thrupp Lake at Radley and a quick look at some of the other water bodies there as it was not too far away.
Quite a few duck species there which included Mallard, Pochard, Teal, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, and a ♂ Pintail,
also a Chiffchaff seen & heard feeding
in the bank side trees.
Cormorant, Great Crested and Little Grebe, Mute Swan,
Canada and Greylag Goose all present.
The river level has dropped substantially in the last week,
still high and running fast for the Thames but mainly contained within its
banks, the riverside paths still very muddy and wet.
A late visit to Cholsey marsh proved fairly routine apart
from one sighting, around one hundred Corn
Bunting at the roost and twenty plus Reed
Bunting and approximately six Yellowhammer
also roosting but not in the same area as the Corn Bunting.
Several Water Rail
heard and just after 16:00, a Merlin
flew through and headed upstream towards the Bow bridge area, also a Kingfisher flew upriver.
At least two Song
Thrush singing at dusk and several Bullfinch
heard calling.
A large corvid (Rook
and Jackdaw) roost seen distantly
well over five hundred birds not sure what side of the river they were on and
quite a few Fieldfare and Redwing roosting in trees around the
marsh.
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