First visit for some time. Just a brief one, in between showers, with Michelle. Tufted Duck female with several young. First time they’ve bred there since I’ve been here. Maybe first time ever? Also a Kingfisher, the first record for some months.
Fowlmere
07 July 2012 17:28 - 18:21
Showery 19C 8SE
Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant (heard), Grey Heron, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Swift, Kingfisher, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Blue Tit (heard), Great Tit (heard), Swallow, Long-tailed Tit (heard), Chiffchaff (heard), Willow Warbler (heard), Blackcap (heard), Lesser Whitethroat (heard), Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler (heard), Reed Warbler (heard), Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush (heard), Robin (heard), Chaffinch, Linnet (heard), Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting (heard), Corn Bunting, Meadow Brown, Southern Marsh-orchid
Edit: 08/07/2012: Second record of Tufted Ducks fledging apparently; last was in 1984.
