Despite a big dip on the Briggate Black-bellied Dipper I salvaged a few bits out of a few hours in the field. A fly-over
Grey Wagtail was all I managed at Briggate so after a chat with Chris B I headed off to Barton Broad. Here I quickly found the female
Long-tailed Duck and
2 female Scaup looking right from the viewing platform.
28 Goldeneye there was also a good count while a
Kingfisher and
Water Rail were both heard but remained unseen. The delightfully named
Dog Sick Slime Mould was all over a tree trunk on the walk back along the boardwalk.
With the light pretty bad I ploughed on to Ludham airfield where
57 wild swans were easily found consisting of roughly 50/50
Whooper Swans and
Bewicks Swans.
On the way home a single
Waxwing flew over the A140 near Swainsthorpe and the
5 Waxwings were still present in Long Stratton.
c200 Fieldfares were in a meadow at Colegate End when almost home.
Scaup x2
Long-tailed Duck & friends
Goldeneye (mostly)
Dog Sick Slime Mould
Whooper & Bewicks Swans
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