A visit to Burton Mere Wetlands to try to see the Buff-breasted Sandpiper that had been reported there over the weekend turned out to be a “wild goose chase” as it had already flown off on the Sunday night. Be that as it may, it was a nice day and we did manage to see a lot of birds out in the open, some of them singing and the good weather obviously agreed with them. Combine this with a good clear visibility and it makes for a good day there.
Having said that, apart from two Great Egrets and a Little Ringed Plover, we did not see too much. It was, though, as reasonable vount with GS Woodpecker, good views of Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler, plenty of Cetti calling and Reed Bunting and Nuthatch etc. Not a bad day but not as special as seeing a Buff-breasted Sandpiper !
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands 22nd May 2017
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Greylag Goose | 30 |
| Barnacle Goose | 1 |
| Canada Goose | 30 |
| Mute Swan | 20 |
| Black Swan | 2 |
| Common Shelduck | 6 |
| Gadwall | 8 |
| Eurasian Wigeon | 1 |
| Mallard | 8 |
| Northern Shoveler | 4 |
| Tufted Duck | 8 |
| Common Pheasant | 1 |
| Little Grebe | 1 |
| Grey Heron | 1 |
| Great Egret | 2 |
| Little Egret | 2 |
| Common Moorhen | 4 |
| Common Coot | 4 |
| Pied Avocet | 14 |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | 4 |
| Northern Lapwing | 10 |
| Little Ringed Plover | 1 |
| Common Redshank | 4 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 30 |
| Black-headed Gull | 26 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 |
| Common Wood Pigeon | 8 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Eurasian Magpie | 4 |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | 10 |
| Rook | 30 |
| Carrion Crow | 2 |
| Great Tit | 4 |
| Eurasian Blue Tit | 10 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 4 |
| Eurasian Nuthatch | 1 |
| Cetti's Warbler | 2 |
| Willow Warbler | 4 |
| Common Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Sedge Warbler | 2 |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler | 4 |
| Common Whitethroat | 2 |
| European Robin | 4 |
| Eurasian Blackbird | 4 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Pied Wagtail | 1 |
| Reed Bunting | 1 |
| Common Chaffinch | 4 |
| European Greenfinch | 1 |
| European Goldfinch | 6 |