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Tuesday, 10 January 2017

05-01-17 Stockers Lake



A late morning visit provided the following species:-
Great Crested Grebe (11), Great Cormorant (22), Grey Heron (3), Mute Swan (17), Eurasian Wigeon (107), Gadwall (98), Common Teal (4), Mallard (8), Northern Shoveler (134), Common Pochard (8), Tufted Duck (82), Red-crested Pochard (12), Common Goldeneye (10), Smew (redhead), Red Kite (3), Water Rail (2), Common Moorhen (4), Eurasian Coot (455), Northern Lapwing (1), Black-headed Gull (35), Common Gull (2), Herring Gull (11), Lesser Black-backed Gull (2), Woodpigeon (28), Collared Dove (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (4), Great Spotted Woodpecker (1), Common Kingfisher (1), Wren (3), Dunnock (2), European Robin (4), Common Blackbird (6), Song Thrush (1), Long-tailed Tit (10), Blue Tit (4), Great Tit (3), Eurasian Nuthatch (1), Eurasian Jay (1), Common Magpie (4), Western Jackdaw (1), Carrion Crow (6), House Sparrow (1), Common Chaffinch (1), European Greenfinch (2), Eurasian Bullfinch (1), European Goldfinch (3), Eurasian Siskin (4).

In front of the Shoveler Hide a redhead Smew was observed fishing tight to a Crack Willow covered island while at the south end of the lake a gathering of Red-crested Pochard busily dived for weed.

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