Again it was a cold, down to minus 4 and the thought of sand sun and savanna in 18 days time just about kept me and Dave warm as we looked for owls in the Grandborough valley. Distant Barn Owl picked in the car headlights as it crossed the minor lane to Woolscott and a Little Owl came out ater we had passed its roosting site for the third time.
Draycote was again the attraction for many birders and most caught up with usual suspects with 4 Great-northern Divers, male Smew and first winter Shag from farborough bank and the Red-necked Grebe off toft bank along with 8 Snipe and 10Goosander (well over 40 reported by others). There were 56 Pochard and 6 Gadwall in gray's barn. Took breakfast at the mobile and afterwards managed to spot the Red-throated Diver towards the valve tower from the café’s decking which saved us a walk out to rainbow corner.
Brandon Marsh had very little open water and was pretty quiet apart from Buzzard, 3 Jay, Treecreeper, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 16 Gadwall and Coal Tit.
The small orchard just east of Wolston village had 55 fieldfare, 40 Redwing and 2 Mistle Thrush while Lawford Heath had 500 Starling, 2 Buzzard, 6 Linnet, 60+ Yellowhammer and a Corn Bunting along with hundreds of Fieldfare and Redwings.
Richard
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