November 2005 Summary

A busy month with plenty of interest, highlights being a single Little Egret and three Ruddy Ducks. A Tawny Owl was a good sighting for the lucky individual. A wide assortment of feral/escaped wildfowl were present, and a late Common Sandpiper was reported.

Species

Highest Count

Date

Notes

Grey Heron 3 1st  
Little Egret 1 1st  
Black Swan 2 14th Escapees
Barnacle Goose 1 5th/25th Presumed feral bird
Wood Duck 2 9th Feral birds
Chinese Spotbill 1 9th Escapee
Wigeon 100+ 9th  
Teal 75+ 9th  
Mallard 30+ 25th  
Shoveler 1 14th  
Tufted Duck 23 14th  
Pochard 30+ 1st  
Ruddy Duck 2 5th Also a single bird on 14th
Kestrel 2 15th  
Peregrine 1 1st/25th Immature on 1st, and an adult on 25th
Snipe 4 4th  
Common Sandpiper 1 1st An extremely late bird reported
Common Gull 40 27th  
Kingfisher 2 16th  
Tawny Owl 1 4th  
Mistle Thrush 1 9th  
Fieldfare 300+ 5th Over heading South-west
Redwing 100+ 5th Over heading South-west
Skylark 2 23rd  
Jay 1 16th  
Marsh Tit 2 16th  
Long-tailed Tit 10+ 1st  
Lesser Redpoll 5 16th  
Siskin 10+ 9th  
Reed Bunting 1 27th