Sunny Suffolk – Lackford Lakes
Paid just our second visit of the year to Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve in the hope of seeing the Siskins that had been reported there this week. We stopped off at the ringing hut where two of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust team had netted various birds (Treecreeper, Blue, Great and Marsh Tits, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, and others) and were carefully recording the recatches and ringing any new catches for their conservation efforts.
So, what did we see on the day? Not in order of sighting but loosely grouped:
Siskin
Goldfinch
Redpoll
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Marsh Tit
Dunnock
Robin
Nuthatch
Wren
Treecreeper
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Starling
Green Woodpecker
Sparrowhawk
Common Buzzard
Kestrel
Cormorant
Goldeneye
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Gadwall
Wigeon
Pochard
Shelduck
Shoveller
Little Grebe
Moorhen
Coot
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Egyptian Goose
Grey Heron
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Jay
Rook
Jackdaw
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Treecreeper being ringed
Treecreeper
Robin
Blue Tit
Marsh Tit
Male Siskin (left) and what looks like two Redpolls). There were a couple of dozen Siskins around.
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Source Type: blogs