There were still impressive amounts of snow around today and
it remained very cold. I walked along the river for about a mile downstream of
Morton bridge and then back up Potter Lane.
A single Curlew was by the bridge and my first Lesser
Black-backed Gull of the year flew over. Then along the river I clocked up 49
Greylags, 11 Teal, nine Goosander, 24 Mallard and seven Wigeon…
Waders included, unexpectedly, a Woodcock flushed from the
river’s edge, two Redshank, four Oystercatcher…
And a good total of 14 Snipe. Another four Snipe were
feeding on the ice of some frozen flood water along Potter Lane…
Near here a large field held around 100 Skylarks and a
handful of Meadow Pipits…
And a single Treecreeper was in the trees by Swalefields.
The first time I have seen the species in this part of the village.
I also got a call from Tracey Palmer saying she had a
strange bird in her garden. It was our old friend the White-eye which I last
saw around Christmas. Amazing it had avoided predators and survived the recent
cold spell, particularly given it’s natural home is East Africa!
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