We are extremely grateful to Vaughan Ryall for agreeing to lead our second wildfowl walk of 2024.

We met at the usual meeting place on the causeway. Twelve of us joined the walk.

Looking over to Bury lake, we saw the flamboyant headdress of the Red Crested Pochard. On the flooded field of Stockers farm the very distant Wigeon were spied through the scope. Moving to Stocker’s Lake, a female Goldeneye was soon spotted. There were Herons galore sitting on nests. Hiding in plain sight amongst the Black Headed Gulls was a solitary Common Gull. One of our walkers was lucky enough to have a Treecreeper fly past. On the last leg of the walk one of our walkers spotted a beautiful male Goldeneye quite close. For the group, that was the bird of the day. 

List of Birds seen

Wetland Birds

Cetti’s Warbler

Common Gull

Common Pochard

Cormorant

Gadwall

Goldeneye

Great Crested Grebe

Grey Heron

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Moorhen

Red Crested Pochard

Shoveler

Tufted Duck

Wigeon

Woodland Birds

Blue tit

Jay

Long Tailed Tit

Siskin

Stock Dove

Treecreeper

Wren

Nilesh Dodhia