Thursday 2 March 2017

Sutton Bingham - Wed 1 Mar

After the excitement of Monday's Iceland Gull it was back to more routine fair at the reservoir this afternoon. With work going on replacing the fencing along the northern causeway, viewing of the main reservoir at this end was rather awkward, but five Mute Swans were noted, the pair that have been present for a few weeks and three new birds, all sub-adult. This winter continues to attract Great Black-backed Gulls with three adults this afternoon. The only other bit of gull interest was in the form of a single adult Mediterranean Gull that flew south with a flock of Black-headed Gulls.
The southern end of the reservoir held seventeen Wigeon and eight Teal, with a small number of Canada Geese, the latter on the far bank and obscured by trees, so hard to get a definite count. The Peregrine was again noted atop a pylon.
Finally, a total of twenty-seven Meadow Pipits were in the field between the car park and Canoe Club, the highest single count of the year so far.

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