Very cold (-4.5) with a chill factor to contend with plus poor visibility in valley this morning and a narrow escape from some dork traveling too fast.
No Barn Owls today, Little Owls were near Woolscott and Sawbridge but no sign of the Long-eared on my walk from Sawbridge to Wolfhamcote though I wasn’t disappointed with the Waxwing feeding on apples in Sawbridge village. Also seen were 5 Snipe and Woodcock along with 35 Golden Plover, Sparrowhawk, 20 Fieldfare and 56 Redwing. More Redwing and Fieldfare between Sawbridge and Flecknoe Fields farm plus 2 Raven and another Little Owl at Grandborough Fields Farm. Little else seen apart from Tree Sparrow, 7 Yellowhammers, and 2 Buzzard along the Flecknoe Rd. My fourth Little Owl of the morning was at Kites Hardwick.
Draycote Water was very frustrating, being dull, misty, frost and bitterly cold all day.
Red-throated Diver eventually found between valve tower and dunn’s bay after 5 hours of searching – others had a little more luck.
Great-northern Diver 4 together out in centre mid-afternoon.
Red-necked Grebe off farborough bank.
Little Grebe 30 counted.
Shag 2 first winters, farborough bank and valve tower.
Smew male farborough bank
Goldeneye 35
Goosander 25 male’s 35 females – half came in off the River Leam in the afternoon
Wigeon 180
Pochard 70+
Ruddy duck 2 female rainbow corner.
Siskin 8
Lesser Redpoll 1
Green Woodpecker 3
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Common Sandpiper 1 windsurfing area till the sailors came out
Snipe 8
Med Gull adult winter 11:30am inlet, first winter and adult winter in pre-roost 14:00pm toft bay and 2 first winter in fields behind sewage farm 14:00pm (total 5)
Yellow-legged Gull – streaky still hanging around.
Redwing 50+ in plantation between toft bay and sewage farm
Richard
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