MONDAY 19 JANUARY
At the meadow just east of BOIS MILL, 5
Little Egret were together today, sharing the brook with 2 Mute Swans; all 3 of
the latter were still at CHESHAM WATERSIDE
Spent ages searching BERKHAMSTEAD GOLF
COURSE & COMMON for both Lesser Redpoll and Siskin but failed in my quest -
just Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit and 2 Jays - adjacent FRITHSDEN BEECHES
adding Bullfinch (2), Common Buzzard, Nuthatch (2), Common Treecreeper (2), Jay
(2), Redwing (26) and another Great Spotted Woodpecker
This herd of 47 Fallow Deer was opposite
ASHRIDGE COLLEGE
A flock of 70 EUROPEAN GOLDEN PLOVER (and 2
Lapwing) were at WELL FARM, just SW of DAGNALL, whilst DOWN FARM near ALDBURY
held 6 Yellowhammers and a Red Kite
No sign of any Grey Partridges around Horton
Village but NE of SLAPTON BRIDGE, the GREAT GREY SHRIKE was still showing very
well both sides of the Grand Union Canal just north of bridge 118 (see images
below); a single Skylark and a few Redwings here too
At GUBBLECOTE, 68 Rook in the
vicinity
While 3 Tree Sparrows have been at Long
Marston and a drake Pintail at WILSTONE this weekend, all that was at the latter
this afternoon were 1 Mute Swan, 377 Coot, 33 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Little
Grebe, 270 Teal, 258 Wigeon, 36 Gadwall, 107 Tufted Duck, 120 Pochard, 130
Shoveler and the 3 female GOLDENEYE
At STARTOP'S END, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 1
Mute Swan, 93 Coot, 8 Teal, 13 Pochard, 22 Tufted Duck and the drake Gadwall,
while on TRINGFORD, all 10 RED-CRESTED POCHARD remained, 188 Coot, 8 Mute Swans,
2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret and a Song Thrush. In the
cow field at the back, a single Meadow Pipit with 4 Pied Wagtails.
A Grey Wagtail and Bullfinch by the SEWAGE
WORKS, where both a Reeve's Muntjac and Wood Mouse had been run
over
Last knockings at the MARSWORTH ROOST failed
to reap the Barn owl (seen Saturday evening), but 71 CORN BUNTINGS roosted
(pitiful total for midwinter), just 3 Common Starlings, 4 squealing Water Rails,
Green Woodpecker, 6 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 12 Pochard, 3 Great Crested Grebe,
Common Buzzard and Sparrowhawk
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