Today I enjoyed a productive day out in beautiful sunshine with Liam Langley. We planned to look for the Velvet Scoters at Island Barn but couldn't find a good viewing spot, so left for Gosport after seeing a
Green Sandpiper drop in. In Walpole Park, Gosport, the
Ring-billed Gull showed spectacularly; this was a first for Liam and the second individual I've seen. On the way back to the Banstead area we called in for the
Great Grey Shrike which showed, albeit distantly, without much of a wait at Thursley Common (my first attempt for one in Surrey). After this we had another look for the Velvet Scoters, finding a viewing point but only seeing two
Green Sandpipers, a
Lesser Redpoll and a few
Wigeons of any note (plus a heard-only
Water Rail).
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| all above: Ring-billed Gull, Gosport |
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| Great Grey Shrike, Thursley |
