AMERICAN GREEN HERON 1 juv. flew into a small pool after an hours wait. On landing
raised its shaggy crest and appeared very long-necked almost recalling
Rufescent Tiger-Heron! Bill almost blue across upper surface with remainder
yellow. Yellow iris with dark centre. Bare greenish loral skin. Dark
greyish-black crown. Rufescent ear coverts and sides of neck. Breast rufescent
with broad white streaks. White malar. Belly greyish. Mantle a dark
greyish-green. Wings greenish with coverts fringed and tipped white. Strong
greenish legs. Tail constantly flicked adding to overall character. Spots under
tail. Seen to catch both toads/frogs and small fish. Very alert. In flight
appeared very dark and small with neck outstretched. Ex. UK473.
Heron 1Shoveler 1
Teal c.30 Huttoft Pit
Tufted Duck c.10 Huttoft Pit
Sparrowhawk 1
Coot c.30
Golden Plover c.750 Anderby
Lapwing c.50 Anderby
Dunlin 3 Huttoft Pit
Wren c.5
Robin c.8
Redstart c.10 including a male with a pale panel on its secondaries perhaps suggesting samamisicus. Also a neat white breast band dividing its black throat from its orange breast and belly.
Wheatear c.2
Song Thrush c.20
Garden Warbler c.3
Blackcap c.20
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 1
Goldcrest c.15
Brambling 1 Anderby
Snow Bunting 1 Huttoft
In captivity near Huttoft Pit virtually
in someone’s back garden:
Red-breasted Goose 2Pintail 1
Smew c.2
Hooded Merganser c.4
Bufflehead pair
