My Sunday visit was cut short this morning as a phone call from Ellie at 10.40am saying church had finished early meant I only got forty-five minutes at the reservoir. However, despite the short visit I still managed to see a few things of note.
West Pool held fifteen Tufted Ducks and four Pochard, with another Pochard on the main reservoir. Three Little Grebes were also present on West Pool. A small flock of eighteen Wigeon were grazing in front of the Fishing Lodge, though they had relocated to the grass alongside West Pool when I drove past on my way home.
The southern end of the reservoir was also pretty productive. A pair of Mistle Thrushes were seen, and a total of five Snipe were flushed from the water's edge. Duck numbers seemed to be up a bit, with thirty Teal present and another six Wigeon. A couple of unusual sightings with a drake Shoveler being seen and a pair of Mandarin flew over heading south.
All in all a good, if somewhat brief, visit this morning.
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