Although only a small group of 6 was able to make our June visit to Abberton Reservoir, we were again lucky enough to have good weather and enjoyed some interesting bird watching.
On this occasion we spent most of our time observing from the Layer Breton Causeway and, as is often the case, we were lucky enough to find a number of other bird watchers who were more than happy to help us with our bird species identification.
Once again, thanks to Jane’s excellent record keeping, we were able to record almost 30 species, which are listed below, in no particular order.
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Spoonbill
Great Egret
Little Egret
Cattle Egret (identified by another birdwatcher)
Grey Heron
Tufted Duck (Male, Female and young)
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Greylag Goose
Egyptian Goose
Cormorant
Carrion Crow
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Lapwing
Great Crested Grebe (including on nest)
Black headed Gull
Moorhen (and young)
Coot
Kestrel
Mute Swan (and cygnets)
Goldfinch (and juveniles)
Mallard (and young)
Common Tern
Skylark
Blue Tit
Starling (flock)
Blackbird
Magpie
Wood Pigeon
Cuckoo – heard but not seen
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