Thursday 10 April 2014

Sutton Bingham - Wed 9 Apr

I'd made a few flying visits to the reservoir over the last few days but had not really seen that much, a Kingfisher on West Pool one morning, the four Tufted Ducks still at the southern end one afternoon, and a few Swallows just about sum it up, though a fly-through Mistle Thrush was an addition to the patch year list.
However, this afternoon was a little different. Parking by the site of the old hide I walked along the water's edge back toward the Canoe Club, several Sand Martins and Swallows were feeding over the water and a male Reed Bunting showed well. There were a few Goldfinches milling about and over the next ten or so minutes the flock steadily grew to around thirty birds and a bit of a bonus as a male Linnet was present with the flock. I don't ever guarantee Linnet on the Sutton Bingham year list, so it was good to connect with one.
I then stopped off at the southern causeway and saw two Common Sandpipers, the first birds passing through this Spring, so a couple of patch year ticks in the space of a few minutes!
Back to the northern end and other than ten Lesser Black-backed Gulls (my highest count on patch so far this year) there was nothing of note.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2014 now at 76 species.

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