Lodmoor RSPB Reserve
While Ted and Benji were both at the dog groomers I had a walk around Lodmoor reserve. However just before I dropped them off, it was pretty wet with heavy wintry showers. Fortunately it moved through pretty quickly and the remainder of the day was really sunny, albeit very cold.
The reserve was really flooded and covered in ice. But even with only a few open areas, there were a fair few bird species about with 45 species noted, including 18 new species for my 2023 list, which now stands at 62 now.
Mammals Recorded:
Brown Rat
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
While Ted and Benji were both at the dog groomers I had a walk around Lodmoor reserve. However just before I dropped them off, it was pretty wet with heavy wintry showers. Fortunately it moved through pretty quickly and the remainder of the day was really sunny, albeit very cold.
The reserve was really flooded and covered in ice. But even with only a few open areas, there were a fair few bird species about with 45 species noted, including 18 new species for my 2023 list, which now stands at 62 now.
Mammals Recorded:
Brown Rat
Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
2 Little Egret
1 Grey Heron
5 Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Gadwall
Wigeon
Teal
Shoveler
3 Marsh Harrier
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
1 Golden Plover
Lapwing
20+ Dunlin
Snipe
Black-headed Gull
1 Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
1 Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Cetti's Warbler
5 Chiffchaff
2 Goldcrest
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
One of the two Little Egrets seen on the reserve today.
Just the one Grey Heron seen with a Common Snipe stood on the ice.
Fly-by Mute Swans
Two Lapwing (left), a male Wigeon (centre) and a Starling (right).
One of the three Marsh Harriers hawking over the reserve
Here is another Marsh Harrier and a.....
.........third individual......
......."hovering" over the reedbeds.
Lapwing........
............. stood on the ice.
I lost count of the Common Snipe around the reserve.
Here are two Common Snipe in flight.
Far left an adult Herring Gull, 2nd from the right a Mediterranean Gull, the rest are Black-headed Gulls.
Just the one Common Gull noted with a few Lapwings for company
A Robin grabs a mealworm from my hand. It was that quick I had to slow the video down.
A Chiffchaff
And another Chiffchaff.........
..........enjoying the Winter sun.
A very icy reserve