Anyway I finally arrived at 8.15. A quick look at the car thermometer informed me it was now 2C! However visibility was better, much better.
I joined him at the roadside and he informed me that it was showing. After a short time when the Bird disappeared around the back of the Island I enjoyed nice views of the Rarity on the water...
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| Sleepy start |
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As we were enjoying the Bird a van pulled up. It had a smart paint job "Cornwall Birdwatching Tours". It was Paul Freestone and his Dad. I joked that surely he hadn't travelled from Cornwall for this! He was up here visiting his Dad as he's originally from Yorkshire. It was good to see him again. After around 20 minutes we'd had our fill and we returned to our cars to thaw out. 3 Barn Owls were also seen!
This was my 4th record for the LDV after Birds at NDC (23/3/2007), Wheldrake (6/11/2010) and North Duffield Ings (8/3/2024).
Next stop NDC car park. Once in situ we enjoyed the view Have I mentioned that!). The water level had dropped a tad more but conditions were still excellent although the plunge in temperature meant that aerial activity was down on my last visit, at least initially. We enjoyed a pleasant 3 hours viewing a similar cast to last week. Great to see Black-tailed Godwits (c60) still present. We also had 3 Ruff which was nice. I also bumped into Scilly stalwarts Andy Holden and his wife Vicky. It was great to see them both. Quite a morning.
I'll be over tomorrow afternoon for my last session before Cyprus. Be nice to connect with a Black-necked Grebe? I'm trying not to get too excited about the Trip...but it's not easy...lol!
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