Up at five raring to go, then climbed back in to bed – motivation of a dead snail. Resurfaced at 9am just as Steve Seal rang and we arranged to meet at pond at 11am. The man’s a hero – rang back and offered a lift so that gave me time to enjoy breakfast and the garden. Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Greenfinch are still in small numbers on feeders and they are spending longer in garden along with Coal Tit, Magpie and Dunnock. Overhead 5 Redwing and a single Fieldfare flew west.
Draycote Water was quiet with one first winter Little Gull remaining in toft bay (take a close look at the neck of this bird – it has a fly fishing hook embedded in it) and photographable views of the lapwings on farborough bank then met up with Bob and Francoise for coffee who had the Shag earlier near the valve tower.
The wonders of communication - phone call from John Judge who is still on Scillies (300+ mile away)that there was a Red-breasted Merganser off the inlet and we are sitting in cafe oblivious to is presence just a mile away so we asked Steve Valentine who was on that side of reservoir to check it out and as soon as he did we legged it and managed distant views from Hensborough bank. Cheers Steve. My second record of the year and 40th in total involving at least 51 birds. Unfortunately by the time I came back with buddy Dave it had flown to dunns bay and was just a distant speck. Common Sandpiper flew across Biggen bay.
Late afternoon at home and 1500+ Lesser Black Backed Gulls flying over garden heading for draycote to roost.
Richard
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