It was a visit to Lodmoor this afternoon, but only a short walk down Beachdown Way, as the pathways were pretty wet.
Beachdown Way which runs down the west side of the reserve.
Main highlight was a Spoonbill which rose from the reedbeds and flew past me, before landing to the southeast corner of the reserve.
Other highlights were my first Snipe this year, and there were several Chiffchaffs singing from the hedgerows, along with a few Greenfinches. I have still yet to see or hear a Bullfinch this year.
Mammals Recorded:
2 Brown Rat
Birds Recorded:
5 Cormorant
5 Little Egret
1 Grey Heron
1 Spoonbill
6 Mute Swan
8 Canada Goose
8 Shelduck
Mallard
16 Gadwall
20+ Teal
5 Shoveler
Moorhen
Coot
7 Oystercatcher
1 Lapwing
10 Snipe
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
1 Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
6 Cetti's Warbler
7 Chiffchaff (All singing)
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A Little Egret
And a Spoonbill
A drake Teal
Two drake Shoveler flank a female
A pair of Oystercatchers on one of the floating nesting rafts
A Second-calendar year Black-headed Gull
And another adult Mediterranean Gull.