February 2004 Summary
After the success of January, this month was going to be hard pressed to keep up the pace. However, two Mediterranean Gulls were seen, as was presumably the same Barn Owl that was seen last month. Reports of a small flock of Waxwings must be erroneous due to the lack of suitable food for this species at SBR and it is possible that these reports refer to Redwings.
|
Species |
Highest Count |
Date |
Notes |
|
Great Crested Grebe |
20+ |
22th |
|
| Little Grebe | 1 | 1st | |
|
Cormorant |
45 |
17th |
|
|
Grey Heron |
4 |
12th |
|
|
Canada Goose |
60+ |
8th |
|
| Pintail | 2 | 2nd | |
|
Wigeon |
120 |
29th |
|
|
Teal |
5 |
28th |
|
|
Tufted Duck |
30+ |
1st |
|
| Pochard | 200 | 2nd | |
|
Peregrine |
1 |
7th |
|
| Sparrowhawk |
1 |
|
Single birds seen on several days throughout the month |
| Buzzard | 6 | 7th | |
|
Snipe |
1 |
7th |
|
| Curlew |
1 |
19th |
Single bird heard in flight |
| Black-headed Gull | 1000 | 19th | |
| Mediterranean Gull | 1 | 19th/23rd | |
| Common Gull | 10 | 12th | |
| Herring Gull | 300 | 29th | Moving south |
|
Kingfisher |
1 |
|
Single birds seen on several days throughout the month |
| Barn Owl | 1 | 8th | Single bird seen hunting over fields near hide |
| Waxwing | 15 & 7 | 19th & 25th | Unconfirmed sightings and probably erroneous |
|
Pied Wagtail |
30 |
28th |
|
| Meadow Pipit | 1 | 27th | |
| Song Thrush | 1 | 23rd/29th | |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 | 23rd | |
| Redwing | a few | 2nd | Mixed in with Fieldfare flock |
| Fieldfare | 20+ | 2nd | |
| Treecreeper | 1 | 7th | |
| Bullfinch | 1 | 7th | |
| Reed Bunting | 5 | 2nd |