Sunday 19 July 2015

Broadwater GP - 16 July 2015

Broadwater is one of those places without much in the way of open spaces. It can be quite difficult to judge what's about as indications are limited to what crosses the path ahead as you walk and what can be heard, apart of course for the hirundines overhead, these being out of scope at this end of the lake.

It didn't seem particularly busy when we turned up but we still got nearly 80 birds. I don't think we've ever had 8 Wrens in a day before. There were also good numbers of Blackbirds. The Phylloscs are starting to build now and we had the first Lesser Whitethroat of the season.

 Lesser Whitethroat

3JP Goldcrest

Totals: 66 (13)

Wren - 8
Dunnock -1
Robin - 7 (3)
Blackbird - 7 (0)
Song Thrush - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Garden Warbler -3
Blackcap - 14 (1)
Chiff-chaff - 12 (3)
Willow Warbler - 1
Goldcrest - 1
Blue Tit - 4 (5) 
Great Tit - 3
Long-tailed Tit - 1 (1)
Treecreeper - 1 
Chaffinch - 1