Sunday 25 January 2015

Swanning around

A nice walk on the patch this afternoon came up trumps with a couple of nice birds; first was a Black-tailed Godwit on Mons Pool - although this seemed to have disappeared later on.
Black-wit

 A bit further on, and the swan herd in the fields off Trent Lane at Besthorpe NWT held a couple of surprises; 8 Whoopers (all adults) were nice, but better still were 2 adult Bewick's! A great record local record.

Bewick (behind) with a Whooper
Bewick (behind) a Whooper
2 Bewick's (left) with a Whooper
3 of the Whoopers

Other highlights included a Green Sand and 2 Redshank on Mons Pool, and 5 Goosander (one drake) on Ferry Lane Lake. 
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  1. Simon Douglas Thompson25 January 2015 at 11:53

    The shots of the Whoopers and Bewicks together are a handy ID guide

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