Out with Dave working the valley and yesterday’s rain was heavier than we realized with many areas flooded but found a way through and rewarded with a perched Barn Owl south of Sawbridge while still dark and another flew pass by Grandborough Fields Farm after first light. Also 2 Tawny Owls heard and 2 Buzzard seen.
Arrived at Calcutt to late for any owls so on to Napton Reservoir finding Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher, 11 Gadwall, 25 Teal, 20 Pochard and many Fieldfare in the adjacent fields.
Draycote Water had 3 Great-northern Divers by the fishing pontoons and one by valve tower with 250 Great-crested Grebe dotted around the reservoir but no trace of the red-necked. With so much flooding around duck numbers have increased with well over 150 Wigeon 80 Teal present and only other bird of note were 35 Golden Plover.
After breakfast Brandon Marsh was underwater so we only managed a short walk but still managed 2 Water Rail, 6 Snipe, Coal Tit, Sparrowhawk and nice group of 60+ Siskin near the visitor centre.
Lawford Heath was a hive of activity with 60+ Skylark, 150 Collard Dove and 100 finches by Rookery Hall with many corvids, 400 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing, a few Meadow Pipits, 3 Buzzards and 17 Long-tailed Tit nearby.
Back out again after dinner for the roost at Draycote Water with slightly better light conditions than of late and managed the first winter Glaucous Gull and a first winter Yellow-legged Gull off dunn’s bay plus male Merlin hunting the adjacent golf course and biggen bay shoreline. Also seen were Yellowhammer 12, Jay, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Common Sandpiper and Snipe.
Richard
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