Out with Dave down the grandborough valley looking for owls managing to find a perched Tawny Owl at Sawbridge before first light but failed to find any Barn Owls. Moved on to work the set a side fields between Grandborough village and the River Leam and the fields held a very large finch flock and over the next hour managed 250 Linnet, 150 Chaffinch, 20 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch and also 2 Tree Sparrow, 4 Reed Bunting and at least one Brambling. Also in area were 5 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Cormorant and 2 Raven.
We were pretty cold in the mind numbing chilly east wind so went to Draycote Water for coffee and egg and bacon butty before walking out to rainbow corner. Red-necked Grebe, 2 Great-northern Diver and Shag seen before moving on to Brandon Marsh which was very quiet with only 100 Shoveler, 2 Snipe and a Coal Tit to show for our efforts.
Richard
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