Cliffe Pools - December

Both scaup and short-eared owl were reported in the month plus more regular sightings of marsh harrier, merlin, peregrine and barn owl.

Wardens' Counts:

13th December

200 pochard

315 coot

15th December

6500 dunlin on radar, ski and flamingo lagoons

320 grey plover

2 knot

1 ringed plover

20th December

Arable crop at southern end of reserve

c.40 skylark

2 stonechat

10 goldfinch

7 greenfinch

10 chaffinch

10 reed bunting

21st December

149 little grebe

31 great-crested grebe

10 little egret

14 pintail

14 goldeneye

186 pochard

2 kingfisher

2 rock pipit

250 fieldfare