Finally got a bit of light birding yesterday 15th Jan.
Cromwell Bottom ski-lake
2 Scaup still present and sticking together. Looks like they are paired up now with the drake looking particularly good. I suspect these are the long stayers from the end of 2024 when they both were in immature plumage.
Still limited viewing of the lake but also present as far as I could see were 18 Tufted Duck, 9 Goldeneye (inc 5 drakes), 14 Cormorant, 4 L B B Gulls (inlcuding 1 intermedius), 3 Herring Gulls, 7 Coot, 3 Moorhen and 2 Grey Heron along with just a few B H Gulls and 2 Common Gulls.
An afternoon saunter along a short stretch of Castle Carr Road produced a nice surprise with 2 Golden Plover on the edge of the moor that called and sped of towards Cold Edge. Also 6 Red Grouse becoming vocal and 3 Fieldfares
Shroggs Park - Mistle Thrush in full song yesterday afternoon
2 comments:
It's a shame the Cromwell Wildlife Group can't take over management of the ski lake, particularly regarding viewing access.
Yes , agree it would be good to have some sort of viewing platform or access to a small area to view.
Post a Comment