Burton Mere Wetlands 19th January 2016
The second birding group outing of the term, and the year, was to RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands where I hoped to add a fair number of species to my 2016 year list. I wasn’t to be disappointed and, although we did not see the Long-eared Owl that has been roosting down the path to the Inner Marsh Farm hide, we did manage to get long and wonderful views of a Short-eared Owl quartering the marsh from Burton Point. Other nice birds were a small flock of Golden Plover on the Scrape and a Kingfisher from the Marsh Covert Hide as well as Siskin, Linnets, Fieldfare and Redwing in the sky and among the trees around the site. We also got a good number of ducks and some waders adding up to 43 species for the day but – incredibly for Burton – no Black-tailed Godwits ! Who knows where they have gone.
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands : Environs
| Species |
Count |
| Common Shelduck |
12 |
| Northern Shoveler |
10 |
| Common Buzzard |
1 |
| Common Wood Pigeon |
8 |
| Eurasian Collared Dove |
2 |
| Common Kestrel |
3 |
| Eurasian Jackdaw |
4 |
| Rook |
30 |
| Carrion Crow |
8 |
| Great Tit |
20 |
| Eurasian Blue Tit |
20 |
| European Robin |
3 |
| Eurasian Blackbird |
8 |
| Fieldfare |
40 |
| Redwing |
6 |
| Common Starling |
30 |
| Dunnock |
1 |
| Pied Wagtail |
24 |
| Common Chaffinch |
30 |
| European Greenfinch |
8 |
| Eurasian Siskin |
4 |
| European Goldfinch |
30 |
| Common Linnet |
14 |
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands : Reception Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Greylag Goose |
20 |
| Canada Goose |
30 |
| Mute Swan |
20 |
| Eurasian Wigeon |
30 |
| Mallard |
20 |
| Northern Shoveler |
8 |
| Common Teal |
100 |
| Great Cormorant |
8 |
| Grey Heron |
1 |
| Little Egret |
3 |
| Common Moorhen |
20 |
| Common Coot |
14 |
| European Golden Plover |
12 |
| Northern Lapwing |
150 |
| Common Redshank |
1 |
| Eurasian Curlew |
10 |
| Dunlin |
14 |
| Black-headed Gull |
120 |
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands : Inner Marsh Farm Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Mute Swan |
30 |
| Common Teal |
14 |
| Common Redshank |
20 |
| Dunlin |
30 |
| Short-eared Owl |
1 |
| Eurasian Blackbird |
2 |
| Mistle Thrush |
1 |
Bird Sightings : Burton Mere Wetlands : Marsh Covert Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Common Moorhen |
2 |
| Common Kingfisher |
1 |
