Trip reports

Car trip to SWT Trimley Marshes

Sunday, 14 December 2008

Barrie Stockwell was our leader today and 2 members joined him for this trip. The weather was good, it was cool but dry and clear, and visibility was good.

56 species were seen, the highlight being a short-eared owl hunting close by before settling on a post about 100m away giving very good views.

List of birds seen or heard:

Great crested grebe, little grebe, cormorant, little egret, grey heron, mute swan, canada goose, brent goose, greylag goose, mallard, gadwall, pintail, wigeon, teal, shoveler, shelduck, tufted duck, pochard, goldeneye, peregrine, kestrel, red-legged partridge, pheasant, moorhen, coot, lapwing, snipe, curlew, black-tailed godwit, redshank, avocet, herring gull, common gull, black-headed gull, wood pigeon, short-eared owl, green woodpecker (H), meadow pipit, pied wagtail, magpie, jay, jackdaw, crow, rook, wren, stonechat, robin, blackbird, song thrush, fieldfare, blue tit, great tit, long-tailed tit, chaffinch, goldfinch and reed bunting.

Mammals seen:

Fallow deer and grey squirrel.

Thanks to Barrie for leading this trip.