A walk along the east bank at KGV today gave me a site tick when I found a single Golden Plover on the causeway. It was distant and in thick fog so I didn't manage a photograph but I'm happy to add it to my KGV list which now stands at 133 as I also added Redshank having seen one today too and on checking realised I didn't have that on my site list either.
Also seen on this visit were a Slavonian Grebe, Greater Scaup, Drake Smew and a female Goosander. There were still at least twenty Goldeneye on site and a single Wigeon.
I had a quick walk around Connaught waters on the way home hoping to bump into the Falcated duck that keeps getting reported there but I keep missing it and today was no different. I know it's an escapee but I've never seen one so I'd like to catch up with it if I can. I found ten Mandarin and Five of the Ringed Teal which gave me a chance to get the camera out. The Ringed Teal are of course escaped/released birds but they are pretty cool still and will probably try to breed again this year as there's at least the one female on site.
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| Ringed Teal |
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| Ringed Teal |
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| Female Ringed Teal |
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| Ringed Teal |
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| Mallard |
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| Mandarin |
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| Female Mandarin |
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| Mandarin |
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| Mandarin |
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| Mandarin pair |
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| Smew |
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| Slavonian Grebe in the mist |
No new birds for the year yet but it won't be long before I find a spring arrival on my travels.
I also took Dad to Abberton on Monday (missed the Sea Eagle by a day). We found a redhead Smew three Tundra Bean Geese, 3 Spoonbill, 2 Great White Egrets but little else of note for our effort.
Year list still 165
