Monitoring Project Sightings

Monitoring Project Sightings

Margaret Holland

On a lovely bright frosty morning the majority of the birds were in a starling flock of 325...

Date: Sun, 20th Jan 2019
Species: Birds
Location: Corney's Farm

440 birds of 25 species

On a lovely bright frosty morning the majority of the birds were in a starling flock of 325 but the highlights were three roosting short-eared owls, two fly-over little egret, four grey partridge, two snipe and a stonechat. Just three skylark were recorded but there was a flock of at least 130 seen just outside the recording area. Full bird list as follows:

1              Buzzard

14           Carrion Crow

2              Chaffinch

8              Cormorant

3              Dunnock

21           Fieldfare

12           Goldfinch

4              Grey Partridge

2              Greylag Goose

2              Kestrel

2              Little Egret

2              Magpie

2              Meadow Pipit

12           Pheasant

6              Reed Bunting

1              Robin

1              Rook

3              Short-eared Owl

3              Skylark

2              Snipe

1              Sparrowhawk

325         Starling

8              Stock Dove

1              Stonechat

2              Wren

Andy Frost (Great Fen Monitor)