Saturday 6 October 2007

Back to the good old days? - Brockholes Quarry - 6th October 2007

Above - Adult Water Rail
Above - Common Buzzard

Rock Pipit flew over west 15.18 calling
however the highlight fo me was to observe an adult Water Rail in the South West corner of Main pool on weed, out in the open from 16.10-16.15 (this is a Year Tick)
other sightings (on site species count)
1 Herring Gull, 9 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 160 Black Headed Gull, 50 Tufted Duck, 353 Coot, 17 Wigeon, 14 Pochard, 25 Mute Swan, 15 Linnet, 2 Gadwall, 27 Canada Geese, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 2 Pied Wagtail, 51 Blue tit, 30+ Great Tit, 15 Chaffinch, 5 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 7 Grey Heron, 13 Long Tailed Tit, 12 Teal, 4 Cormorant, 3 Reed Bunting, 15 Goldfinch, 60+ Mallard

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