Yesterday Nick Parker found a drake American Wigeon at his regular patch of Titchmarsh LNR prompting quite a county twitch. I've not seen one in the county for over forty years and this coupled with my Eyebrook dip a few weeks ago gave me reason enough to pop over this morning with the hope of catching up with it.
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| My best efforts - sorry! |
Alan Shorrock and I arrived in grey and rather dank conditions and squelched our way along the muddy path towards Peter Scott Hide. Another birder was already present and had seen the bird but it had since been lost to view. I opted to head towards the screen and try my luck from there and though it took a while finally managed to see the bird. He kept drifting in and out of view though more arriving birders got the occasional glimpse as he fed with other ducks on the water. Alan chose to move to North Hide while I stayed put at the screen. More brief sightings ensued but then Shozz called to say that the bird was showing distantly but consistently from where he was. I walked around and it was just as Al had claimed, distant but in view for most of the time. While Alan decided to stay on and have lunch I went back to the screen. After a relatively brief wait the bird appeared again and I grabbed some rubbish record shots. By now time was pressing and with stuff to do at both home and at the shops I had to leave. Alan managed to see the Sanderling from North Hide but I missed this and also the drake Ring-necked Duck which was found a little later on. If I can face slopping through the mud again I may come back for another visit.
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| Clearly I have no shame - another feeble effort. |
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