Saturday 14th February (48 species - 83 for year)
The previous week, we had been bird watching in temperatures of 20°C & over on a trip to Portugal (which I will create a separate blog post for). Yesterday, it was a little over freezing as I made my second return of the year to Stockers Lake.
I'd been drawn by reports of a drumming lesser spotted woodpecker. I arrived to find a dozen birdwatchers already in situ. Over the course of the next two hours, we heard it calling twice and also a brief drumming, but sadly no sighting. It sounds fairly well established, so a return visit is in order.
The visit also saw three other year ticks. A calling chiffchaff was on the road down to the sailing club, whilst on Stockers Farm flooded field, a snipe was to be found. A stock dove was also in the woodpecker oak.
Other highlights were several goldeneye plus three Egyptian geese.
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