Sunny, 6º, light wind, getting colder.
Before starting just a note to BirdGuides, your Smartphone
app is having interesting results. You obviously surf blogs etc and put the
information on to your app regarding scarce birds, however “X” marks the spot
appears to be misinterpreted by users. I assume the dot on the location marks
the centre of the area i.e. Cholsey village and not where the bird has been
seen as we have had a couple of incidences this week of people searching our
local recreation ground (which is roughly the centre) for both Great Grey
Shrike and Bittern and being up to two kilometres out!
Anyway.............
Another afternoon down at Cholsey marsh and a rather quiet
one than of late, no sign of the Shrike or Bittern but a few Corn Bunting back at the roost around
sixty plus came in this evening so maybe weather conditions can affect their
roosting pattern?
Water Rail were
very vocal at dusk and one seen to run across the flooded part of Ferry rd, two
Egyptian Geese flew downstream and
were heard a little later on the floods on the other side of the river with the
Canada Geese and the
“Greylag” types.
Several Great-spotted Woodpecker seen and a Green Woodpecker
heard, Sparrowhawk over and approx eighty Lapwing in area, Kingfisher, Common Snipe and Teal all seen this morning.
A
Red-breasted
Merganser flew high upriver; don’t get many of them in Cholsey and the
Barn Owl put in an appearance at dusk.
Forgotten from yesterday, several
Grey Partridge heard calling last night at the marsh.
Some belated information of seven Waxwing seen in Crescent Way last week.
The ubiquitous carrier bag, this one a Waitrose one hanging
in a tree on the marsh, not a good place to advertise!
