It was a cold night with snow and sleet showers mid-morning so did not rush out which paid off when a call from friend on my estate wanting to know what kind of bird she had at the bottom of here garden. The description was confusing so popped round for a look and rewarded with a Tawny Owl half hidden in her ivy covered tree and as we chatted came to realise there was a second bird present though this bird was a lot more secretive with only its face peering out of the ivy.
Draycote was cold and arrived too late to see the first winter Glaucous Gull seen by Bob and Francoise – nothing in toft shallows (what a surprise), all five divers on show at the same time and the Red-necked Grebe still present but distant. No new arrivals that I could find and duck numbers are still very low though Bob managed to relocate last weeks Corn Bunting yesterday and the only other of birds of note were 244 Canada Geese in toft bay plus 3 feral Greylag Geese, 22 Goldeneye, 9 Goosander, 2 Lesser Redpoll in toft, Coal Tit near the Rangers yard and 8 Siskin seen on the way out by the M45 bridge along with 5 Song Thrush.
Richard
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