The COMMON GREENSHANK that Tony Hukin discovered
on WILSTONE RESERVOIR last Tuesday remained throughout the week but was
remarkably difficult to locate, often disappearing into the inlet creek in the
far SW corner. Golden Plover numbers fluctuated throughout to a peak of 182 but
suffered due to Peregrine predation as the juvenile male took its toll on the
flock. Two drake and a female COMMON GOLDENEYE arrived (16th), while two pairs
of PINTAIL lingered but there has been no sign of the drake Ferruginous Duck,
Ring-necked Duck or Greater Scaup all week. Warren Claydon had a single redhead
GOOSANDER go through.
Over at MARSWORTH, two EURASIAN BITTERNS are
back, with one in the Bucks reedbed and the other at the opposite, west, end.
Also, 105 CORN BUNTINGS roosted on 18th, but a paltry Starling
roost.
Almost a dozen Little Grebe are wintering on the
reservoirs, although Little Egrets have now decreased to 3
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