With news of a potential patch tick albeit it in the wrong county I headed up to Wilstone first until College Lake opened. On the way up the A41 at Bourne End my first Swallow of the year flew over followed a few at Wilstone. Sand Martin also made the year list as did 2 Little Ringed Plover from the hide.
Little Ringed Plover
Once it was 10am it was time to head to College Lake. After a short walk I joined a couple of familiar faces and got onto the patch tick. A fine drake
Lesser Scaup that had seemingly paired up with a female
Tufted Duck. This was the first record for Buckinghamshire and upon checking Google maps I found it was about 250 feet from the Herts border. Yet another so close and yet so far.
Lesser Scaup
Sedge Warbler and
Willow Warbler were also added to the year list and a
Curlew that flew over the north end of the reserve was only my 3rd in the area.
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