Stonechat

I was counting the wildfowl, 34+ Wigeon, 29+ Teal, 27 Shoveler, 9 Swallow over East, but had not forgotten we have had Stonechat recorded on the 11th October 2006 & 2007.

I checked all the vents, Phragmites ditch and was doing a final sweep of the lake edge vegetation when there he was, a male behind the SE corner of LFGP sat motionless on larger dock-leaf. This marks my 136th species for the year, my equal highest total ever, so one is pretty chuffed.