Wilstone Reservoir - 9.4.15

 

Garganey + Barn Owl

 

An after work visit produced the good with 5 patch ticks seen. The highlight was a lovely drake Garganey off the jetty and in the field behind the jetty were 4 Egyptian Geese. 2 Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 23 Linnet and a Redshank were written into the notebook. 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Swallow and 4 Sand Martin were new for the year and with a couple of minutes to spare before leaving a Barn Owl finally put in an appearance which after over 6 attempts at seeing it was a relief!