Sutton Bingham - Tue 16 Oct

An afternoon at Sutton Bingham today and a lot of hard work with not much reward. A Stonechat was present in the field behind the Canoe Club, though rather distant. Two Gadwall were present with the Mallard flock and six Wigeon at the southern end.

A Peregrine was seen atop one of the pylons and a search around Cotton Bridge produced four Chiffchaff and a Marsh Tit but nothing more unusual. Another Chiffchaff was present at the outflow stream whilst a Kingfisher was seen at the dam.
Overhead there was some good Skylark movement with a total of twenty-three birds being noted, including flocks of fourteen and six. Just a couple of Meadow Pipits today though, both flying over.