A trip up to Ham Wall RSPB in the morning had been very unproductive, and I had missed every one of the speciality species as well as the long-staying rarities. So it was back to the patch this afternoon and it started off pretty well with a drake Shoveler and drake Tufted Duck in with the Wigeon (of which there were 132) off the dam.
A Kestrel was seen resting at the Water Treatment Works and one of the wintering Stonechats was still present in the field between the car park and Canoe Club. Three Stock Doves flew over and a single Little Grebe was at the southern end of the reservoir. So not a bad start to the year.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2016 now at 32 species.
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