24 Jan - a winter afternoon in Berks, Oxon and Bucks. First stop Lower Farm where the drake American Wigeon (1, copyright Marek Walford) showed well on the Trout Lake. The Ridgeway up at Bury Down was rewarding, the highlight being a perched female Merlin (2, copyright Steve Burch) in the sun. Short-eared Owls (3, copyright Steve Burch) numbered at least 4 here, and 2 Red Kites soared distantly. A female Hen Harrier was seen shortly after I left! Then up to Farmoor, and the pair of Scaup (4, copyright Farmoor Birding) were sleeping on F1 - there was a lot of sailing on F2, but I saw one of the Great Northern Divers (5, copyright Farmoor Birding )in the centre.
Foxcote reservoir near Buckingham produced good views of the drake Ring-necked Duck (6) almost immediately, and finally a Bittern (7, copyright Calvert Birding) flew then perched in reeds briefly at Calvert Lakes prior to dusk. A successful afternoon!
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