Out with Dave at first light in the valley enjoying a Barn Owl down to ten feet for over 30 minutes before it successfully caught a vole and flew off to its roosting area. At Draycote Water there was a first winter Iceland Gull sitting in the field below farnborough bank and first winter Glaucous Gull seen leaving roost. That makes at least three different Iceland’s in the roost Saturday night. Off farborough bank 2 Great-northern Diver and a Red-necked Grebe but due to a marathon being held here we left as the hoards started arriving.
At Brandon Marsh we discovered a Bittern had been seen from the East Marsh hide and not shown for 30 minutes but good old Dave managed to relocate it as it came out of the second channel and we had it out in the open for five minutes before it sulked off. Magic – another year tick and my 12th year in a row that I have recorded this species on my patch. Willow Tit and 2 Shelduck seen.
Cathiron had 5 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch and a Marsh Tit at the canal side feeding station.
Richard
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