Saturday 7th February (45 species - 75 for year)
Stockers Lake near Rickmansworth is my local patch. I've been birding it for ten years now and built up a list of 100 species in that time - make that 101 now, with one of three wintering stonechats seen in the flooded field at Stockers Farm. Also present were a flock of meadow pipits, which were my first for the year, whilst in the fields behind were good numbers of fieldfare and redwing.
Stockers Lake itself held good numbers of wildfowl with goldeneye being the highlight. Both smew and goosander have been seen this winter, but not this weekend. There were however good numbers of red crested pochard.
Lots of common birds to be seen too with a calling treecreeper being a year tick.
There were signs of spring with singing great tits & chaffinches, displaying great crested grebe and drumming great spotted woodpecker.
A lovely morning.
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