The roost was slow to clear at Draycote Water this morning
and an impressive 400+ Greater Black-backed Gulls along with 2 adult
Yellow-legged and adult winter Med Gull from farborough bank were still present
at 8am. The male Smew found yesterday by Francoise was also off farborough bank
but flighty but little else seen as we walked to toft shallows apart from female Goosander. Back at the car
park a female Brambling was with the Chaffinch flock.
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| Wolston Waxwings by Helen Scarsbrook |
The higher ground between Shugborough and Marton had
received some snow in the night and it was over half an inch thick around the
Long Itchington area when we called in for breakfast then it was off to Wolston
for the Waxwings. At least 13 of the 15 that had been seen yesterday were still
feeding in trees around the Wolston Lane/Kelseys Avenue area off
Warwick Road occasionally
flying off towards the opposite side of road or the nearby Manor Estate road
before returning. Did not bother recording at
Brandon it was so dire and the same went for
Lawford Heath. The
Lawford Heath
Lane finch flock was still present but we were
looking directly in to the sun so only i.d. one Brambling and a few Tree
Sparrow.
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distant Smew pic by Francoise yesterday
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