After a very mild November day, with temperatures hitting 14C, it soon changed as the sun set and the temperature plummeted. At least it was dry and with a cloudless sky I was all set for doing a roost count over Nythe.
Observations made between 4:00pm and 4:30pm
South is towards Coate Water
East is towards Patheon (Pharmaceutical company, Dorcan Way)
West towards Greenbridge
North towards Cotswold Water Park
Time Number Species Direction Heading
4:00pm 8 Starlings Local
4:01pm 2 Carrion Crows South
4:04pm 1 Magpie Local
3 Wood Pigeons South
4:05pm 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
8 Black-headed Gulls West
4:06pm 1 Wood Pigeon South
4:07pm 1 Wood Pigeon South
38 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:08pm 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
1 Wood Pigeon South
4:10pm 1 Magpie South
43 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:12pm 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:14pm 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
1 Redwing North
1 Starling North
2 Grey Wagtails West
4:15pm 51 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
28 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:16pm 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:17pm 1 Meadow Pipit West
1 Chaffinch West
4:20pm 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
23 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:21pm 1 Pied Wagtail West
6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:23pm 2 Pied Wagtails West
70 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:25pm 1 Pied Wagtail West
4:26pm 4 Pied Wagtails West
4:27pm 2 Magpies Local
2 Greenfinch South
4:29pm 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
4:30pm 13 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls North
Totals:
8 Black-headed Gulls
319 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
6 Wood Pigeon
7 Pied Wagtails
2 Grey Wagtail
9 Starlings
1 Chaffinches
2 Greenfinches
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Redwing
2 Carrion Crows
Certainly a lot less Pied Wagtails and Black-headed Gulls going to roost since last week. But an amazing increase in Lesser Black-backed Gulls heading north to Cotswold Water Park. A couple of nice birds recorded were Redwing and Meadow Pipit.