Last visit to NDC before Christmas on Thursday (getting busy now). I arrived at 8.15 to a wonderful sunrise...
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| View from the Platform |
I was soon joined by Haydn and we spent a very pleasant 90 minutes watching what came and went. He had a brief Grey Wagtail which would have been nice and a couple of skeins of PFG passed over. A few Reed Buntings (8) moved West plus a solitary Meadow Pipit which alighted briefly.
A Little Gull (105) had been seen recently at Bubwith Ings and NDC. After around 30 minutes Haydn picked it up from the Platform over the flooded scrape! Of course when we made our way around to the Hide the bird had disappeared.
The morning session till 1 was very enjoyable. Constant action and plenty of Birds including c1000 Lapwing, c200 Dunlin, c150 Golden Plover. The Whooper Swans were viewable but very distant to the North. Marsh Harriers (3) and Red Kites (3) were also distant but clearly seen in the perfect light.
Duck numbers had increased but were confined to the margins due to the depth of the water.
As we were packing up, a shout from Haydn..."it's back"!! Sure enough, the Little Gull was straight out in front of us at close range. A great finish...
A Bullfinch in the car park was another notable addition on departure.
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