My one day weekend began slightly damp and drizzly before giving way to sunnier and much brighter conditions a little later on. An offer of a lift from my stepson meant that I found myself spending a very pleasant morning walking around Eyebrook reservoir. As I'm off to Spain for my wife's birthday next weekend this will be my last report for a fortnight.
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| One of four Red Kites circling a goose carcass |
My watching began at Stoke Dry car park before I took a stroll along the road on the Rutland side of the res. A reasonable haul of wildfowl included Pintail within their number as well as a juvenile Shelduck. From trees next to the road the calls of my first Fieldfares of the autumn were heard, several Redwings were present too. A Brummie birder put me on to the now long staying American Golden Plover which is still showing good site fidelity. I had rather distant views but decided to continue walking rather than wait around hoping that it might come closer. At the bridge Siskin and Grey Wagtail were present though I was probably too early in the day to see any lingering odes basking in the November sunshine.
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| AGP record shots |
From the Leics bank I had slightly better views of the AGP and took several ropey record shots, there were several hundred European Goldies and a couple of Dunlin too. I continued my stroll stopping periodically to look through the occasional gaps in the hedge. Nothing too interesting came to light other than my first Goldeneye here of the autumn, I'd seen two at Titchmarsh earlier in the week. Continued searching through the Tufted Duck flocks failed to find either Red Crested Pochards or Scaups though at least one of the former was seen by others. North of the island a herd of seven Whooper Swans resting on the bank were a definite highlight and I paused to take several pictures. Before my lift came to pick me up I heard but didn't see Ringed Plover south of the island and then it was off to do the weekly shop before heading to the George in Weldon for a family meal.
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| Whooper Swans |
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