I'm still getting out most mornings at, or near dawn. I was about 10 minutes too late for the Red-breasted Merganser on Saturday morning. The female Goosander remained until near 07:30, but slipped away almost unseen. She did the same this morning, but whilst the Peregrine was causing havoc.
The park year list has been totting up, mine has done next to nothing, only adding 4 since the sawbill fest began, Skylark, Grey Wagtail and Coal Tit 17th Feb, but only Kestrel since.
Meanwhile I've missed a Stonechat after a work party, but with a broken phone I didn't even hear about it, then a Linnet, then a Redshank, another Green Sandpiper and yesterday the earliest ever Sand Martin by 8 days.
Hmmm...
A drizzly morning as we wait for the storm to roll in tonight, but good views of Peregrine, 40 winter thrushes, most likely Fieldfare, 3 Goldeneye, 60+ Shoveler, 40+ Teal, 4 Little Egret, 2-3 Cetti's heard, c40 Snipe on Sandford and to cap things off 3 separate vews of Stoat in and out of the hedgerow of Sandford near the double pylon, even flushing it out for John at the end....... A lifer would you believe!
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