Sunday, February 05, 2012
We parked at Dorney Wetlands and Greger went off towards the rowing lake on a round walk.
There was a vast raft of ducks on the river, no doubt displaced from iced-over lakes; they were mostly tufties, pochard and wigeon. There were also a few shovelers and one sleeping shelduck.
A water rail was standing on reeds in the boardwalk area, complaining peevishly to whoever would listen.
Seven golden plovers went up with lapwings and gulls and flew calling off to the west. A Cetti's warbler was singing and chattering in Roundmoor Ditch and among all the reed buntings were a chiffchaff and this grey wagtail.
Greger came into view across the common and we walked back together. A snipe on the island near one of the hides looked a bit unhappy; first one I've seen here for a long time.
And there's still a pair of stonechats present, favouring the posts and undergrowth on East Marsh.
Greger came into view across the common and we walked back together. A snipe on the island near one of the hides looked a bit unhappy; first one I've seen here for a long time.
And there's still a pair of stonechats present, favouring the posts and undergrowth on East Marsh. // posted by Christine @ 8:16 AM 
