East Anglia Trip

A full on weekend birding based in Suffolk produced some excellent results. Wicken Fen and Fowlmere in Cambridgeshire were new sites to add to our growing database. So many highlights including White Stork, flying Bitterns, hunting Hobbies and stunning Turtle Doves at Fowlmere and Titchwell

Iberian Chiffchaff and Spring migrants

Excellent early Spring weekend. Stayed local Saturday and saw Ring Ouzel Wheatear and male Merlin Cheesegate Nab.
Then onto Spurn for Sunday where the surprise was a singing Iberian Chiffchaff. Also saw drake Garganey Firecrest and first Swallows of the year

Woodlark

Several displaying Woodlark seen at Budby Common. Great to listen to the amazing song. Plenty of Yellowhammer and a 4 Mandarin Ducks too. Then onto Long Eaton GP to see a Black necked Grebe. We also saw several Sand Martin and 2 Swallow. It was also nice to see and here several Chiffchaff. We finished off at Carr vale NR for a drake Garganey

Terek Sandpiper, Garganey and Nightingale

Not a bad day out yesterday in warm sunny conditions. Got a pair of Garganey at Fairburn Ings. Then onto Covenham Reservoir in Lincolnshire where we had distant views of Terek Sandpiper. We finished off at Whisby for Nightingale and good views of Garden Warbler and then to Idle Valley where we failed to see Turtle Dove but saw a drake Mandarin Duck and had good views of Reed Warbler

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