I managed a walk at last, only for two hours and didn't really cover much ground. At LFGP there was just 30 Teal and a flock of about 200 Lapwing. Whilst at Ron's I noticed someone had written on the white board 'Bittern 23rd Dec' but no name, nothing in the log itself, so nearly as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Is it too much to ask for people to write a time, their initials or name? Or heavens forbid it, actually share the news with other people? Or am I being old fashioned?
Anyway, back to today...I headed to Teal hide and sat for nearly an hour scanning over and over, but saw no Bittern, lots of trodden reeds, Teal, Wigeon, Gadwall and head 2 and saw a third Water Rail. On the way out a small flock of around 12-15 Siskin landed, then headed off North. On to Sandford and a good number of duck, but nowt special, I did have a Great Black-backed Gull over, so added one for the month list.
December's tally is 79, 4 more and it equals top 3 position of 2009's 83. We are missing Kestrel, Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Med Gull, Woodcock, Peregrine, Barn Owl, Little Owl and despite the warm weather something could still show up over this last week of the year.
After I got home, I just read a Bittern was seen at Teal scrape, again the observer chose not to record a time, not very useful, but better than not reporting it at all.
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