16 February 2008
Great White Egret still at CWP95, did fly towards CWP 60 Martin Adlam and Dawn Young; Maureen Millar (per WOS). At about 4.30 the Garganey showed well in far left corner a few minutes, at the same time excellent view of the Dark Breasted Barn Owl and the Barn Owl at the same time, both Owls still present at 5.00. Alan Patterson
CWP 29: 9 Smew and 4 Scaup (Maureen Millar per WOS)
Thames Path by CWP 82: Female/immature Black Redstart and 2 Stonechats (Maureen Millar per WOS).
CWP 6: Early in day close views of 2 Cettis Warbler on the path a few hundred yards past visitors centre in the scrub. Alan Patterson
CWP 22: (Cotswold Hoburn) Mute Swan(Adult pair, 3 immature); Canada Goose (23 in one group, 11 in another and another 12 on CWP 21); gadwall( 6m 6f, seemingly paired); 2 Great Crested Grebe; 7 Coot; 4 Moorhen; Mallard (14, mixed but often travelling in m/f couples); Buzzard flying over being mobbed by a crow Pete Berry
The following is a list of species seen in a 1 and half hour walk around CWP 29: Great Crested Grebe; Cormorant; Grey Heron; Mute Swan; 6 Greylag Geese; 50+ Canada Geese; Mallard; 1 pair of Gadwall; 50+ -pair of wigeon; 150+ Tufted Duck; Scaup (3 drakes and 1 duck); 20+ Pochard; 1 pair of Goosander; 3 pairs of smew; Buzzard; Kestrel; Coot; Woodpigeon; Green Woodpecker – Seen in the trees close to the lake in the SE corner; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Pied Wagtail; Dunnock; Robin; Blackbird; 100+ Redwing; Song Thrush; Mistle Thrush; 1
Long-tailed Tit; Great Tit; Blue Tit; Treecreeper; Wren; Magpie; Carrion Crow; Jackdaw; 6 Brambling; Chaffinch; Goldfinch; 3 Greenfinch; 1 male Bullfinch Martin Adlam and Dawn Young