Sighting - 14/04/2024 at Llangorse Lake
14/04/2024 at Llangorse Lake
Gentle mid-morning to early afternoon stroll in fine but cool weather from Llangasty car park to the wall to view flooded meadows. 64 species. Highlights: 8 Greylag Geese, 1 male Garganey and 1 male Ring-necked Duck on floods with 33 Teal, 8 Gadwall and pair of Shoveler ; 1 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 immature Goshawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Grasshopper warbler reeling, 16 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow warbler, 3 Cetti's , 11 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Swallow, 4 male Redstart, pair Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit, pair of Bullfinch. Noted 2 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap nest-building. Floods mean we still have decent wildfowl around the lake on a Sunday, in spite of the Water Skiers.
Added by John Lewis at 14/04/2024 18:17