Garden very active this morning with Brambling female joined by a male in nearly full summer plumage, two female and one male Bullfinch with one of the local Peregrines hunting high overhead. After the weekly shop took advantage of the weather and cycled to Hillmorton managing to find Nuthatch, 2 Siskin, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Stock Dove and Sparrowhawk.
Its Friday so coffee and cake with Dave at pond this afternoon but saw very little on our walk to rainbow corner and no one has bothered to write in log book - may be its time it was ditched. Dave was unable to stay for roost so lucky enough to see Tim and Mike Doughty-Lee who offered me a lift home. Paid off as the Kumlien's Gull found at 1623pm, first winter Glaucous Gull at 1640pm (no sign of the other first winter), a second winter Glaucous Gull 1705pm and adult and second winter Yellow-legged Gull also noted. Ringed Plover flew over south. Two Hares in fields behind hensborough bank and a Pipistrelle Bat hunting at at dusk. Julian who had joined us had seen the Lesser Scaup but still no sign of the Great-northen Diver.
If your thinking of doing roost tomorrow then consider getting there either early or possiblie after 3pm. Good weather is predicted and that will certainly bring out the joggers, cyclists, buggy pushers and all, so parking could be difficult.
Richard
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