Sutton Bingham - Fri 12 Dec

I managed to get away from work earlier than usual this evening, which meant I was just about able to get to Sutton Bingham before dark. Due to road closures I had to go round the houses and as a result made for the dam. Scoping the water I counted a flock of one hundred Wigeon, my highest count at the site for quite some time, and amongst them a single drake Shoveler. The gull roost must have numbered at least 2500 birds, mainly Herring and Black-headed Gulls, the light was not good enough to investigate the birds closer. Twenty-six Great Crested Grebes had gathered off the dam to roost also. A quick drive round to West pool produced a couple of Snipe flying off but nothing else.