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Bird Watch - March 2016

18/3/2016

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Sunday 13th was a perfect day for a bird count – dry, mild, cloudy and no wind. Bob and Jan had a great couple of hours and saw large numbers of birds. There was one Slavonian Grebe in the bay just before Dumnhuillig but no sign of the second one that was seen last month. They were also intrigued by a diving duck which they have been unable to identify  – a diving duck about the size of a Mallard. Black with a white chest and belly (not a white throat, but you could see some of the white above the water when the bird was swimming) and a ‘duck egg’ (pale bluey/green) bill. If anyone has any ideas please let Jan or Bob know!
 
Other birds seen were:
 
61 Oystercatchers, 16 Curlew, 41 Canada Geese, 10 Goldeneye, 17 Greylag Geese, 8 Heron, 23 Eider Duck, 2 Redshank, 9 Mallard, 22 Red Breasted Mergansers, 32 Wigeon, 8 Shelduck, 22 Teal, 1 Shag, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Cormorant.
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