Regular birding pal Alan Shorrock and I decided to venture over to Stanwick Lakes this morning in the hope of catching up with the reported Green-winged Teal. We were met by sunny though misty conditions, visibility however improved fairly quickly as said mist did duly lift. Recent rain meant that Stanwick was rather flooded in places and some of the footpaths were closed. Wellies allowed us to make our way around most of the site and we managed to catch up with the teal.
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| Green-winged Teal |
On arrival at the A45 layby we headed along the causeway to the main lake where those floods prevented us from reaching the hides. Cetti's Warblers were very vocal and we heard Oystercatcher too as we made our way towards the roadside pit. Several Snipe were noted on our travels before we bumped into a couple of birders who gave us some up to date gen on the teal.
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| Goldeneyes |
At the roadside pit it did not take too long to find the bird though it was distant and remained so during our stay. Attempts to grab a record shot met with limited success though I think you can at least see what it is! We spent some time watching the bird while it interacted with its commoner cousins. Other birds in the same area included a couple of Oystercatchers and a Great White Egret though we could not find the reported Ruff. Eventually we headed back towards the car, Alan found three Goosanders on the A45 pit which was a nice way of bringing things to a close.
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| Goosanders and Oystercatcher. |
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