This morning I escorted 17 birders to see the colour-ringed adult male
Twite which has been around the landfill site at Beddington for nearly two months now. It was a bit of a tense morning - for me at least, feeling a little pressure - and a wet and cold one at that. Thankfully, almost everybody saw the bird at least reasonably well, with those sticking it out till midday enjoying excellent prolonged scope views. I also noted five
Tree Sparrows, seven
Reed Buntings, a male
Stonechat, seven
Skylarks, two
Meadow Pipits, two
Snipe, 34
Lapwings, two
Egyptian Geese, four
Shelducks, 32
Gadwall, 48
Teal, 17
Shovelers, 15
Tufted Ducks, a
Cormorant, 11
Mute Swans, 10
Grey Herons, two
Little Grebes, three
Redwings, 10
Pied Wagtails and 70
Linnets.
I popped round to visit Phil in the afternoon, a
Sparrowhawk dashing through his Sutton garden and two
Coal Tits visiting the feeders.
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colour-ringed adult male Twite - look at that rump! |