 Carr Vale Nature Reserve News
March 2010
Cormorant. Recorded on 20 dates with a peak count of six on three dates. Heron. Maximum count three on the 4th. Mute Swan. Maximum count four on three dates. Whooper Swan. 19 flew north on the 7th. Pink-footed Goose. One present daily. Grey Lag Goose. Recorded on 12 dates, maximum four on 30th. Canada Goose. Maximum count 95 on the 2nd. Shelduck. A pair on ten dates between 20th and 30th. Mandarin Duck. One male present for ten minutes on 21st. Wigeon. Maximum count 211 on the 7th and 8th. Gadwall. Maximum count 33 on the 5th. Teal. Maximum count 35 on the 1st.-MAB. Shoveler. Maximum count four on the 12th with a pair on seven other dates. Tufted Duck. Maximum count 34 on the 26th. Goosander. Three males (south) on the 18th.
Common Buzzard. Birds were logged on 29 dates with a peak count of an incredible 26 on the 21st. Merlin. A male seen on the 10th. Peregrine. One was seen on 1st, 2nd and 15th. Red-legged Partridge. One on the 4th and on the 18th. Grey Partridge. A pair was seen on five dates. Water Rail. A single on 2nd, 12th and 14th. Oystercatcher. Two on 24 dates with three on 19th and four on 6th. Little Ringed Plover. Singles on 20th and on 23rd, 24th and 26th. Ringed Plover. Two on 5th, 8th with one on 2nd and 3rd (different birds). Golden Plover. Maximum count 77 on the 8th. Lapwing. Maximum count 125 on the 13th. Dunlin. One on the 10th and 20th. Snipe. Maximum count four on the 7th. Woodcock. One on the 7th. Curlew. Singles on 7th, 12th and18th. Redshank. Maximum count five on the 25th. Common Gull. Maximum four on the 7th and 13th. Stock Dove. Maximum count 10 on the 7th. Wood Pigeon. Maximum count 1500 on the 7th. Little Owl. Up to four seen on 22 dates from three sites visible from the mound. Tawny Owl. One reported on 13th. Kingfisher. One on 16th was the only record. Green Woodpecker. Singles on eight dates.
Sand Martin. 2 flew north on the 18th, daily records between 20th and 24th with a peak of eight on 23rd. Swallow. One on 23rd was the earliest ever record. Grey Wagtail. One or two on eight dates. Chiffchaff. The first two spring birds were singing on the 18th with a peak of seven on the 30th. Willow Warbler. The first of the year was seen on the 30th. Brambling. A male was present briefly on the 21st, a rare bird in spring at CV. Lesser Redpoll. Maximum count 33 on the 10th. Bullfinch. Maximum count 15 on the 26th. Reed Bunting. Maximum count 27 which flew from the mound to roost on the 7th and 22 were present at the bird tables on the 22nd. Bar-headed Goose. One present early on the 13th.
Mark Beevers
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