I took a day off
from the Farm yesterday only so that I could get the “Kojemobile” serviced with
an early MOT leaving me free to travel should a SVC bird show up. This morning
another Cattle Egret was reported this time at Richmond Park. The bird was on
Pen Ponds but flew off NW away from the Farm where the usual suspects were
tending to the nets. I believe this species will become more common in Surrey
and is a hot favourite to be the next new species of Beddington Farms list!
Back at the nets
Dodge had heard a Lesser Whitethroat early this morning and the bird gladly
obliged by hopping into a net. This is a new species for me so I was given the
task of processing the bird under the watchful eye of trainer Mike Netherwood!
I later added a
Starling to my short UK list of rung species thanks Frank This bird was slightly smelly but
was not too much trouble in the hand. A Great Crested Grebe even came close to
the banks of the North Lake to watch the proceedings. I happily seized the
moment to add this species to my photo list. I am not sure why it has taken so
long to secure photographs!
I missed a Yellow
Wagtail which landed on the main island whilst I was checking my nets. Fifteen
Greylag Goose also dropped in on the same island before we had a rare gull
invasion which seemed to clear everything else off the island!
Tomorrow I am back
at the nets with David “Devilbirder” Campbell. I hope it brings another wave of migrants!
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