Sunday 8th February (23 species - 79 for year)
A lovely sunny afternoon and some free time saw me heading over too the causeway at Staines Reservoirs where some interesting birds had been seen of late. Sadly the slavonian grebe seen yesterday was nowhere to be found, but I did succeed in tracking down my other three targets.
First up was a male scaup that looked especially resplendent in the winter sunshine. Good numbers of goldeneye were keeping him company.
Looking across to the other basin, some hard searching found my next year tick, four black necked grebe. They must have been almost a mile away, so very hard to make out.
Tick three was the long staying great northern diver. The low sun made viewing difficult at first, but he soon swam into sight allowing for some good views.
A late bonus was a shelduck in among the wigeon just before I got back to my car.
This site isn't that far from me - just half an hour - I really should go there more often.
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