Systematic list 
The figures represent the maximum counts. 
25-6 June 1991 22-3 June 1992 
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 3 6 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmaeus 4+ 
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 1 
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1 
Great White Egret Egretta alba 1 
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1 
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 3 2 
Gadwall Anas strepera 40* 4 
Teal Anas crecca 10 15 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 5+ 15+ 
Garganey Anas auerauedula 2 3 
Shoveler Anas clypeata 2 5 
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 2 
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1 
Pochard Aythya ferina 32* 80 
Tufted Duck Aythyafuligula 8 4 
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 5m, If 2m, If 
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 2 2 
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 7* 6* 
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 2+ 1 
Hobby Falco subbuteo 2 2 
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1 2 
Coot Fulica atra 100+ 100+ 
Black-winged Stilt Hiniantopus himantopus c.10 5 
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 2 
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 30 c.20 
Redshank Tringa totanus c.15 c.20 
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 1 
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus c.30 
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 1 
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 2 1 
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1 
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1 
Bee-eater Merops apiaster c.10 
Roller Coracias garrulus 2 1 
Sand Martin Riparia riparia 3 
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava feldegg c.20 c.20 
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 2** 
Sedge Warbler Acroceplwlus schoenobaenus 2 
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1 
Rock Sparrow Pctronia petronw 4 
* Indicates proved breeding. **Including singing male. 
Mark Cocker and John Temple-Lang, 9 Primrose Road, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich 
NR1 4AT, UK 
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