Another flying visit to College Lake saw the 2
Black Swan in occupancy and presumably the Wilstone
Oystercatchers but new for the year were 2
Redshank although there had been 6 reported.
Little Owl
Red-Legged Partridge
A walk around the entire reservoir at Wilstone saw some good noteworthy birds but nothing new for the patch year list. 2
Little Egret were on Drayton Bank, 70+
Fieldfare lifted off from trees near the hide after a
Sparrowhawk got too close, a
Treecreeper was my second of the year, what was presumably the male
Shelduck from College Lake was on the water in front of the hide, the first 2 singing
Chiffchaff of the year were by the hide and a
Yellowhammer was singing along the dry canal. It was only when I was near the car park I bumped into another birder who asked if I'd seen the
Little Owl by rushy meadow. I hadn't and I just walked past there! With time to spare I headed off there and thankfully picked it up straight away even though I'd been checking the area it was in for a while in the hope of finding one! As I was about to leave I heard a
Red-Legged Partridge calling and eventually pinned it down to the same field as I had them in last year again despite looking there all year!
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