January WeBS Count
A beautiful day for a Wetland Bird Survey on the washes. Louise and Katy went out surveying the birds using WWT Welney. The count includes:
Great-crested grebe - 3
Cormorant - 1
Grey heron - 5
Mute swan 51
Whooper swan - 88 (a count during the day total count 2560)
Bewick's swan - 23 (a count during the day total count 2833)
Greylag goose - 10
Shelduck - 7
Wigeon - 8380
Gadwall - 36
Teal - 601
Mallard - 1121
Pintail - 264
Shoveler - 99
Pochard - 225
Tufted duck - 310
Goldeneye - 6
Moorhen - 18
Coot 573
Water rail - 1
Lapwing - 12
Snipe - 6
Dunlin - 6
Black-tailed godwit - 456
Redshank 17
Greater black-backed gull - 1
Black-headed gull - 39
Kingfisher - 1
Marsh harrier - 1
Sparrowhawk - 2
Buzzard - 4
Kestrel - 4
Pheasant - 4
Red-legged partridge - 4
Skylark - 8
Pied wagtail - 3
Stonechat - 1
Fieldfare - 11
Mistle thrush - 3
Song thrush - 1
Cetti's warbler - 1
Great tit - 1
Blue tit - 3
Woodpigeon - 2
Magpie - 12
Crow - 15
Goldfinch - 51
