Species Account
Extract from Bird Report 2024
Winter visitor, no longer breeds. (Red list).
The largest counts during the fi rst winter period all came from Th e Lodge, with 12 on 11th January, nine on 29th January, eight on 1st February, seven on 7th and 13th February, and ten on 5th March. Other notable counts were three at Pegnut Wood, Potton on 19th January and four at Tetworth Hall Estate on 2nd February. The last of the period was one at Elstow on 13th May. The first of the second winter period was one at Carlton on 26th October. The largest counts were not as high during the second winter period, the best being six at The Lodge on 25th November, six at Tetworth Hall Estate on 28th November, seven at The Lodge on 3rd November and eight at Southill on 14th December.
