Had a pleasant session at Duff on Wednesday morning with Haydn. Arrived around 9.30 and had 3 hours. Some maintenance work was taking place by the Staff and we had a chat with Ben and Craig. The viewing will be much improved for the Winter and hopefully some more work on the Scrape.
Still quiet due to the lack of water but there were Birds "about". The highlight came in the form of a single Goldcrest right in front of the Hide briefly, bringing up my 100 for the Year.
No sign of any Whooper Swans or Pink-footed Geese on this visit but a few Raptors showed up namely Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel. No luck with Peregrine.
I intended to another visit on returning from Lancashire but time ran away and I headed back to the Coast to avoid the Friday afternoon madness. Instead I headed down to Welwick for an hour but it was VERY quiet. Admittedly I didn't venture up to the viewpoint BUT I've often seen Harriers and Owls form the track. I shall return...