Sunday 8 February 2009

TRING RESERVOIRS TODAY

At Marsworth with Chris Evans till dusk, no sign of the Bittern although a WOODCOCK was again seen just before dark.

2 LITTLE EGRETS again roosting at Wilstone, only saw 1 last night. Number of Black-headed gulls in the roost again reduced, also only 61 Common Gulls and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in addition to those reported by Dave.

On Saturday a few waterbird counts.

Mallard: Tringford 40, Startops 53, Marsworth 6, Wilstone 48, College Lake 93, Total = 240. Tufted Duck: Tringford 19, Startops 42, Wilstone 104, College Lake 103.
Pochard: Tringford 3, Startops 27, Wilstone 141, College Lake 19, Total = 200.
Teal: 54 Tringford, 121 Wilstone, 8 College Lake, Total = 183.
Gadwall: 4 Tringford, 45 Wilstone, 30 College Lake, Total = 79.
Shoveler: 136 Wilstone.
Eurasian Wigeon: 653 Wilstone, 135 College Lake, Total = 788.
Ruddy Duck: 6 Wilstone.
Common Goldeneye: 2 Wilstone, 2 College Lake.
RED-CRESTED POCHARD: 5 College Lake.
Mute Swan: 10 Tringford, 4 Startops, 5 Wilstone, 3 College Lake, 2 Pitstone Quarry, Total = 24. Greylag Goose: 1 Startops, 35 Wilstone, Total = 36.
Canada Goose: 60 Startops, 2 Wilstone, 91 College Lake, Total = 153.
Coot: 30 Tringford, 72 Startops, 4 Marsworth, 416 Wilstone, 61 College Lake, 14 Pitstone Quarry, Total = 577.
Great-crested Grebe: 1 Tringford, 1 Startops, 4 Marsworth, 16 Wilstone, Total = 22.
Little Grebe, 3 Tringford, 6 College Lake, Total = 9.

STEVE RODWELL

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