Turned down a lift to Norfolk partially because I did not feel up to it but also had the forlorn hope that the strong westerly winds we have been experiencing over the last 36 hours would bring something in, so on arrival at pond it was pretty obvious that I made the wrong decision. Place seem like a morgue - very little activity. The Lesser Scaup in the same place as last time and the male Smew off farnborough bank though that proved to be pretty mobile today being seen in toft bay and off draycote bank. Toft shallows held a few Siskin and a Buzzard flew over while 140+ Wigeon were trying to feed on the grassy bank in toft but the rising water levels are bringing them ever closer to the perimeter road and disturbance so very nervous. Meadow Pipits 8 near the beginning of farnborough bank, 10 Gadwall in toft shallows and two Green Woodpecker in Country Park the only reportable birds of note. Stopped to look at log book but no one has had a pen for Xmas.
Went home via the grandborough valley to seek permission off some of the farmers to enter there land. Response were at different ends of the scales, one couldn't do enough for me and another wanted me hung, drawn and quartered. Overall a positive result. Little seen as I biked home in increasing winds.
Richard
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