Starting off at Greylake RSPB we failed to see anything that unusual other than a couple of very distant Common Cranes and a Marsh Harrier. A Cetti's Warbler was heard and a Reed Bunting was singing from atop a tree, but no sign of the long-staying and extremely regular and photogenic Merlin.
Off then to Catcott Lows where we saw lots of wildfowl, but no sign of the Green-winged Teal unfortunately.
The next stop was Shapwick Heath, pausing on route to connect with a couple of Egyptian Geese, and then long walk out to Decoy Lake where we missed our next target, two drake Ring-necked Ducks. At least one booming Bittern was some consolation.
So a mixed morning, and off to Ham Wall RSPB for the afternoon where a walk out to the second viewing platform and back failed to produce anything new so we took another long walk out to Noah's Lake where again we saw nothing new!
So after several hours of birding and having walked 10 kilometres we had pretty much missed every target bird we'd tried for. So with a final throw of the dice we drive round to Sharpham where we finally connected with something, a lone Russian White-fronted Goose, the day was rescued!
We may have missed lots of birds, but it was great to get out and about and spend time with good friends, sometimes that's the most important thing.
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