A grey damp overcast morning with a freshening south easterly wind. New arrivals at Draycote Water were the Oystercatcher flying along hensborough bank and the Dunlin in toft bay. The Red-throated Diver is DEAD – found between valve tower and dunns bay floating 5 yards out snagged on a submerged branch. I tried to retrieve it but the water was too deep and too cold. Hopefully that’s where the wind blew it and not the cause of death. There are still four Great-northern Divers so don’t know where the 4th has been hiding and the male Smew, 2 Shag, Common Sandpiper and Red-necked Grebe were off farborough bank. Little Owl making a less than frequent show these days was on a fence post near the sewage farm and a Little Egret flew across reservoir. The sewage farm its self had Grey Wagtail, 6 Song Thrush, 6 Snipe and 12 Redwing and the Pink-footed Goose was amongst the Canada flock in toft bay. Also seen were Great-spotted Woodpecker, 16 Golden Plover, 3 Green Woodpecker, Jay, 6 Meadow Pipit, 7 Bullfinch, Treecreeper, 12 Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, 1500 Wood Pigeon, 90 Stock Dove, 15 Siskin and Sparrowhawk.
Patch News - Kevin had a Raven at Coombe Abbey and Corn Bunting on Lawford Heath. While Tim had the first winter Iceland and adult Caspain Gull in the roost at pond tonight
Richard
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