Consolation Prize

After a twenty year wait, a Leach's Petrel graced Stewartby lake in Bedfordshire last Saturday. Needless to say, I was working.... Well, today a Leach's Petrel was discovered at Wilstone reservoir, Tring. A few record shots were acheived, and it came within 100m at one point. Undoubtedly the same bird and some consolation, but still...

Local Patch - 23/09/09: Little Gull

Spent four hours today in the vain hope of finding a mega passerine, but it didn't happen. I did, however, find a 'mega' gull - mega in the context of little 'ole Dunstable STW - a juv/1st w Little Gull ! This patch 'tick' only spent two minutes after discovery, in distant view, before heading off south.



A Water Rail on the scrape was another good discovery - this one actually flew towards the camera !



The pair of Ruddy Shelduck are still on site, despite spending the odd day at other venues such as Tring and Luton Hoo.

Local Patch - 22/09/09: Pintail

A moulting male Pintail was discovered by JL on the lagoons yesterday.