Sutton Bingham - Sat 4 Jan

Another day, another quick visit, but today was worthy of a blog posting simply because I found a Barn Owl! A very scarce bird on the patch, I'm presuming it's the same bird that was seen on a few occasions last year roosting in a private area. A couple of Teal were noted at the southern end.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2025 now at 42 species.

Sutton Bingham - Fri 3 Jan

A couple of quick visits today, either side of work, with three Gadwall and six Tufted Duck being present in the morning. The evening visit was profitable with the Cattle Egret returning to roost having gone missing for a few days and as the light faded I had Little Egret, Cattle Egret and Great White Egret in the same scope view as the roosted below the car park.

Sutton Bingham year list for 2025 now at 37 species.

Sutton Bingham - Thu 2 Jan

I did make a visit to the patch on New Year's Day, but the weather was dire and the birds almost non-existent, just 27 species recorded and nothing out of the ordinary.
Today though I did connect with a drake Pintail that Pete found earlier in the day and I managed to see after work, a rare bird on the patch nowadays with the last being on 1 January last year. I also added Great White Egret to the year list, making is a worth while visit.
Sutton Bingham year list for 2025 now at 33 species.