Sutton Bingham - Tue 31 Dec

I popped up to the reservoir this afternoon for my final visit of the year, hoping beyond hope that I'd get a late addition to the year list...I didn't. Interestingly, both Wigeon (130 birds) and Canada Goose (193 birds) showed a marked increase compared to my last few visits. The Great White Egret was again present on West Pool and the Cattle Egret flew in just before 4pm, and that was it.

All in all, 2024 has been a fairly disappointing year on the patch, with seventeen species missed that other observers saw (all of which were brief visitors) and I also had some obvious gaps, including Shoveler, Greenshank and Lapwing amongst others, resulting in my lowest annual total since 2015.

Sutton Bingham year list for 2024 now at 107 species.

Finally, can I just take this opportunity to thank you all for your continuing support in reading my blog, and I wish all my readers a very Happy and bird-filled 2025!