November began with me back at one of my 'home patches' in the hope of connecting with the Richard's Pipit found by Pinpoint earlier in the week. Christian, Roy W and I scoured the mound to no avail though working machinery in the area favoured by the bird might not have helped our cause. Dejected, I ended up scanning through the gulls on the North Lake before we had to bid an exit, turning up two nice first-winter
Caspian Gulls. Other highlights during the visit included a
Cetti's Warbler, a
Stonechat, three
Snipe, eight
Meadow Pipits, three
Skylarks, a
Buzzard and two
Reed Buntings.
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| 1CY Caspian Gull |
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| second 1CY Caspian Gull |
