Out looking for the Southam Road Barn Owl and in place before first light and rewarded with a flyby Long-eared Owl and Woodcock then a wait till the Barn Owl showed. Draycote Water had first winter Shag and Red-necked Grebe off farborough bank and 3 Great-northern Divers were all out in the centre while toft bay had 16 Goosander, 12 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, Great-spotted Woodpecker and adult Med Gull. Back out with John Judge in the afternoon to do the roost. To think only a few days ago I was on Tanji beach looking at Grey-headed, Slender-billed and Kelp Gulls in 85 degrees and now I’m freezing me crown jewels on hensborough bank in a easterly breezy with 5 layers on and a chill factor many in Gambia have never heard of and apart from adult and first winter Yellow-legged Gull failed miserably to find a white winger. Had met up with Bob Duckhouse earlier who had four Great-northern and one of the two we saw had a different neck pattern to those previously present so we believe it’s a new arrival.
Richard
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