I thought the brisk NW winds might have brought something fresh to my local patch. I was wrong.Napton Reservoir was quiet all around. The butcher's who manage it have managed to hack back every single bit of vegetation around the small pool at the entrance (see photo, left), so that was understandably empty. On the two main pools there were about 70 Coot, a dozen Mallards, 5 Tufted Ducks, a pair of Great Crested Grebes with three juveniles (one adult with a particularly vigorous appetite, see photo), a couple of Moorhens and a few Black-headed Gulls. The only thing of interest was when four Wigeon briefly dropped in.
Around the edges there were Goldfinches and tit flocks aplenty, a pattern continued when I trecked up to Napton Hill for a look-see. Certainly nothing rare or migrant-y - the highlight here being a Buzzard which made a low pass as I headed back to the car.And the less said about Ufton today the better.
Bird of the day: Wigeon (Anas penelope), a beautiful winter duck, the male in particular having striking plumage.
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Yep!! I now the feeling :( Spent a very frustrating morning @ Brandon in the hope of migration. That said a couple of the Sunday crowd had possible Tree Pipit?
Don't talk to me about Napton Reservoir!!!! It's a disgrace the way that place is managed :(
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