Alan Shorrock and I made a short visit this morning to Eyebrook where we hoped to catch up with the Smew and two Black-necked Grebes that were here yesterday. In grey and often drizzly conditions we failed to find either and had to settle for a selection of less exotic fare.
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| Golden Plovers and Lapwings |
Our first port of call was Sam's Dyke from where the Smew was last reported but we could only see a mixed flock of the commoner dabblers. We had a similar result from the island bunker and also from near Hollyoaks. The inflow was more productive and there was a surprising amount of mud on show given how much rain we've had recently. A large number of Lapwings were joined by a small group of at least thirteen Dunlin. The flock of a hundred plus Golden Plovers which had been circling overhead eventually settled down and mingled with the Lappies. One Great White Egret was feeding in the shallows where a group of about forty Pintails were feeding. Male and female Stonechat were also noted before the call of other commitments brought about a halt to proceedings.
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| GWE and Pintails |
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