25th

Not much this afternoon after the rain.   22 Pinkfeet south and 7 Whooper Swans on the flashes.   The only other birds of note were 53 Lapwings, 57 Curlews and a Lesser Redpoll.

 

24th

 

               Moving south this morning were ten skeins totalling 830 Pinkfeet and 5 herds totalling 114 Whooper Swans, the latter being easily a record daily total.   MJ also reported one herd of over 100 Whooper Swans SE over the land between North Cotes and North Somercotes at 0845.   Also seen were 6 Sparrowhawks, (5south), a Common Buzzard (later in my garden), 2 Little Egrets, Grey Heron, 7 Canada Geese, 120 Golden Plovers, 69 Curlews, 14 Oystercatchers, 6 Twite, 6 Rock Pipits, 1,500 Starlings, 70 Blackbirds, 40 Redwings, 25 Robins, Lesser Redpoll, 5 Goldcrests, 3 Chiffchaffs and 4 Blackcaps.

 

 

23rd

 

 Fairly quiet this morning.   At Quad 3 were 50 Blackbirds, 20 Redwings, 2 Chiffchaffs, 10 Robins, Swallow, 140 Lapwings, 57 Curlews, 1,060 Golden Plovers, 50 Meadow Pipits, 3 Rock Pipits and 5 Cormorants.   Reports from the seal colony included 2 Short-eared Owls