A cold and bleak evening at Cholsey marsh and a rather cold and
dull day all round.
Dropped in to Little Wittenham/Day’s Lock this afternoon,
the Shelduck still present on the far
side of the scrape along with one hundred plus Lapwing, one hundred plus Starling,
twenty odd Teal and several
Gulls and Corvids and a large number of Wigeon
(1000+) beyond near the gravel pit.
The pair of Goosander
still on the river downstream of the bridge and just over sixty Mute Swan on a field between Little and Long Wittenham.
Back to Cholsey marsh later and twenty eight Corn Bunting roosting there this
evening and a handful of Reed Bunting.
One hundred and sixty Redwing
and twenty Fieldfare flew from
Little Stoke area and settled in the trees on and around the marsh, presumably
roosting there also. A Stock Dove
singing (if you can call it that) on
the Little Stoke side of the river.
A “redhead” Goosander
flew low upriver and a Great Crested
Grebe seen on the river and several Teal
still present on the flooded part of the marsh. Green and Great-spotted
Woodpecker both present and three to four Water Rail.
Just over a hundred Geese loafing in a field adjacent to the
marsh, mainly Canada Geese but also
a few “Greylag” types and our very own Snow Goose look-alike! Also twenty five Lapwing present.
The garden still very busy with eight Long-tailed Tit, two Stock
Dove, two Mallard, two Blackcap, Great-spotted Woodpecker and two Song Thrush to name but a few visiting today.
Shelduck in the distance with a few Teal & Lapwing in front and Starlings behind.
"redhead" Goosander
Blackbird enjoying some apple
Great-spot again today.
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