SN Reservoirs 1800-2000hrs MJP, LP
very warm, some sun, some cloud. light-mod SW.
Spotted Flycatcher - 1
Common Swift - 3
Willow Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Goldcrest - 2
Blackbird - 12
Song Thrush - 5
Mistle Thrush - 2
Starling - 50
most of the passerine migrants present yesterday have moved with today's clear skies, although another Spot Fly record (in one of the species favoured sites in the area, at the eastern end of the New River path) continues an unprecedented run this autumn. Wilfowl numbers remain high.
Canada Goose - 16
Common Pochard - 61
Shoveler - 15
Tufted Duck - c80
Ruddy Duck - c30
Mallard - 20
Gadwall - c20
Cormorant - 16
Grey Heron - 2
Great Crested Grebe - 3
Little Grebe - 9 (inc juvs)
Black-headed Gull - 25
Herring Gull - 3
LBB Gull - 8
additional: 2 Red-crested Pochards a.m (TB)
also two foxes (as is usual), several Speckled Woods and a Red Admiral.
Clissold Park 1300-1630hrs MJP
v warm, clear. light SW.
Common Swift - 1
Sand Martin - 4
House Martin - 3
Barn Swallow - 1
Sparrowhawk - 3
Grey Heron - 2
Cormorant - 7
also Small Toroiseshell - 1, Red Admiral - 1.