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| Author: | Stewart Hogg [ Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Deeping Lakes 4 March - 1.45 - 4.00 p.m. |
Prior to seeing the bar head and barnacle on the way back (see post yesterday) we spent a couple of hours at Deeping Lakes. As a newcomer I find it very difficult to estimate numbers, so I'll continue to just list species unless I can count them on one hand. Oystercatcher - 2 in the lake by the car park Lapwing - large number on one of the islands, same lake as above Black headed gull - large flock on main lake Great crested grebe - lots on all the lakes, and on the Welland. Suddenly seem to be everywhere! Coot Moorhen - 1 Mute swan - 5 Tufted duck Heron - 2 Greylag - some around the car park lake, but lots on the river and in the fields around Shoveller - 1, car park lake Gadwall Mallard Shelduck - one near car park, pair on smaller lake Bullfinch - pair in the bushes on the path to the main hide Pochard - pair, main lake Goldeneye - mostly pairs, showing really well Cormorant - just the one! Goosander - 2f Little grebe - again only saw one Kestrel - 2 Teal - pair landed on one of the smaller ponds and flew off after a couple of minutes Blue tit Long tailed tit - small flock of 7. Never tire of watching them! Robin Blackbird Canada geese - 3, on the river alongside the reserve As well as the bar headed and barnacle seen further up the Welland, there was a barn owl hunting the bank with a very distinctive brown smudge under its right eye. It seemed a lot lighter in general colour too. |
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