Sunday 16th December 2012

Light SW, dry, clear with light frost.

Skywatch from Barleyfield till 08:00 then count between the road bridges at Newbridge and Compton, including canal, railway, most of the barleyfield and Compton Park.

Skywatch:
1 Canada Goose - West
4 Goosander - NE along ridge
Kestrel - from roost SW over St. Edmunds
34 B H Gull - SW
56 LBB Gull - South
Adult Herring Gull - South
7 Pied Wagtail - Presumably from City roost - South (Anyone know where roost is this year after the traditional roost trees were cut back last year by Ann Summers!!!)
94 Magpie - ex Roost at Compton Park
At last Corvids!!! Must have heard my plea on Saturday!!!
c100 Jackdaw and c25 Carrion Crow - North over at 07:30 in one large spread flock
4 Starling - SW

Count results for mid-section (excluding skywatch figures):

18 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 14 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 107 B H Gull, 5 LBB Gull, Adult Herring Gull, 64 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Wrens, 14 Dunnock, 30 Robins, 27 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Coal Tit, 20 LT Tit, 13 Great Tit, 33 Blue Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 11 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Starling, 5 House Sparrow, 45 Goldfinch, 10 Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch, 20 Siskin, 8 Bullfinch.

5 Robins, 3 Wrens,1 Dunnock (Newbridge), 1 Mistle Thrush (Newbridge), 1 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit and 1 Coal Tit (Station Paddock) were singing during count.

Total 40 SPECIES