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Joined: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:06 am
Posts: 1930
Location: Boston, South Lincs
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With the recent appearance of a Swallow at Frampton Marsh, I decided to check along the South Forty Foot Drain for any early arrivals of them and Sand / House Martins. Alas, I found no hirundine activity (despite my being as keen as mustard to see them), but did see the following:
Possible early Sedge Warbler calling from reeds
Great Crested Grebe - 3 pairs in 'pork pie' resting posture
Mute Swan - 2
Grey Heron - 1 over
Cormorant - 1 flying over
Shelduck - 2 (first time I've seen one on the drain)
Tufted Duck - 1 pair
Wigeon - 1 female
Canada Goose - 10 on banks
Greylag Goose - 5
Coot - 8
Moorhen - 3 calling from reeds
Redshank - 2 (another first sighting of one on the drain)
Goldfinch - plenty about
Greenfinch - 2
Great Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 6
House Sparrow - 30
Starling - 15
Blackbird - 10
Wren - 2 calling
Robin - 2 pairs courting each other
Pied Wagtail - 3
Dunnock - 3
Collared Dove - 7 displaying
Woodpigeon - 9 also displaying
Magpie - 5
Jackdaw - 3
Common Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 4 in immediate vicinity, 3 flocks overhead
Black-headed Gull - 25
Grey Partridge - 1
Pheasant - 1
ADDITIONAL: 3 rabbits.
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