We have a look over all the lakes from the hides & spend a couple of hours searching for the target on a really cold morning, on the verge of giving up Jimmy has one last look over the water as we head back to the car & bingo we have the duck for a year tick.
Really enjoyed it here as we see a few Kingfishers & many Goldeneye to keep us amused while searching for the duck.
On now to Grimes Graves for the long staying Shrike,we park right by the gate & that only leaves us a short walk to start scanning for the Shrike.
Once again it's hard work & it's looking like a no show & once again we are near to heading off when I see a bird half hidden in a bush & we get the scope on it & we have tick number 2 for the day with the Great-grey Shrike & it then comes out to sit on the top of the bush for some great views.
A quick look in at the Lynford Arboretum just to round the day off, didn't spend a long time here but long enough to see Nuthatch, Coal Tit,Long-tailed Tit, Siskin, a very nice Treecreeper right in front of us, always like to watch these busy little birds.
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| Shrike in flight |
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| Grey-grey Shrike |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Nuthatch on feeder at Lynford |
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