Abberton Reservoir - November 2023
For our fourth outing, the newly re-formed Birdwatching Group recently re-visited Abberton Reservoir after our initial visit on 11th May, and was again treated to a wide range of ‘sightings’.
We saw no ‘waders’ on this occasion but large numbers of Gulls, Pochard and Coot.
Interestingly, both the Coot and Pochard had formed very large floating groups, as illustrated in the attached images. (Our thanks to Fred for the pictures.)
My own favourite sighting was of 2 Marsh Harriers which were identified for us by a very helpful bird watcher who also kindly allowed us to view a number of bird species through his telescope.
As previously, many thanks to Jane for her excellent record keeping, with again approximately 20 different species noted during our visit.
The complete sightings list is as follows:
Kestrel
Goldfinches
Blue Tits
Great Tits
Moorhens
Herring Gulls
Heron
Tufted Ducks (which kept us entertained with their synchronised diving!)
Cormorants
Sparrow Hawk
Magpie
Wood Pigeon
Greater Black Backed Gulls
Mute Swans
Coots
Greylag Geese
Great Crested Grebes
Starlings
Pochards
Marsh Harriers
Great White Egret
Jackdaw
A small range of pictures from our visit is included.
Given reasonable weather and appropriate tide times, our next visit is planned for the 14th December, when we will be going to Heybridge Basin. More details to follow.
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