It was a clear night with a light easterly wind.
Spent the morning searching in the valley around the Flecknoe / Wolfhamcote / Lower Shuckburgh area looking for yesterdays Pink-footed Geese by which time it had clouded over. A Whinchat was near the canal bridge at Lower Shuckburgh, Stonechat by the Railway Cottages, Flecknoe and 2 Crossbill flying towards Shuckburgh Hall but no sign of the geese. Also seen were 5 Tree Sparrow, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, Willow Tit, Swallow, 2 Raven, 4 Buzzard and Sparrowhawk while the only visible migration was of 2 Fieldfare going south.
A phone call from Scillies put me on to the news of 3 Twite at the pond so in to warp drive but all I and a few other searchers could find were 3 straw billed juvenile Linnets. Also seen were 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Raven, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 3 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 18 Stock Dove, 4 Grey Wagtail, 200 Lapwing, Ruddy Duck, Pochard and Lesser Scaup. Other observers reported Wheatear and Fieldfare but no sign of Red-breasted Merganser or Black-necked Grebe.
Richard
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