I managed to spend a couple of hours at the reservoir this afternoon and it started off pretty well with a flock of around one hundred Lapwing present in a newly ploughed field just west of Hyde Farm, easily viewable from the patch! An adult Mediterranean Gull drifted overhead whilst I was watching the Lapwing, always a delight to see and looking perfect in the afternoon sun, this would be the first of six Mediterranean Gulls seen during the course of the afternoon.
I then drove down to the southern end of the reservoir and walked back up to the car park. there were a few bits and pieces about with six Teal being seen as well as singles of Marsh Tit and Meadow Pipit, a couple of Reed Buntings and several Redwing and Fieldfare plus two more Lapwing in flight heading south.
Back then to the northern end again and round to the Fishing Lodge where a further eight Lapwing flew through and a drake Tufted Duck was on the water. The Wigeon flock numbered seventy-five birds.
Finally, a Kingfisher was seen from the northern causeway an a Coot was on West Pool.
Sutton Bingham year list 2018 now at 70 species.
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