Westhay NNR - Sat 23 Jan

An afternoon visit to Westhay NNR was less productive than our visit the previous Sunday. We were hoping to repeat our views of a fishing Kingfisher as Ellie had her camera this time. But, as is so often the case, there was no sign of the Kingfisher, although we did hear one calling a couple of times. Birds were very thin on the ground, there were about 16 Goosanders on the various pools, and a flock of Goldfinches feeding on Alders held half a dozen Siskin. Duck numbers were also rather low, but a few Greylag Geese were at the north of the reserve with some Canada Geese. We also heard Cetti's Warbler and Water Rail, but both species remained too elusive to see.