Today...
Two Male Red-backed
shrike, one mid way along the east side of the Mire Loch in Hawthorn
and one still in the Mire Dean. Slightly better weather for pics so heres one...
Other birds include Lesser
Whitethroat 4, Garden Warbler 1,
Willow w 12, Chiff 4, Spotted fly 3, Blackcap 2 and a drake Garganey at Millar’s Moss, which could
be the same drake as on the 8/5 when a pair were seen on the Mire Loch and flew
north, but more likely to be a new bird I guess..?
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Millar’s Moss was also heaving
with Tufties with 20m and 14f as well as 8m and 4f Mallard, 4 Coot and 2 Moorhen and the duck pictured below?... ID would be appreciated. Perhaps a hybrid... it didn't look quite right.
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definitely an oddity! shape is wigeon-esque, face and beak mallardy... baffled!
ReplyDeletelovely garganey, though!
Kath