I took a journey to the other side of the county to visit Tice’s
Meadow a site that has a band of dedicated volunteers that have transformed the
place only to learn that the site is now for sale! A new hide is in the early
stages of construction giving me a brief catch up with Richard Horton before
seeking the prize of the morning!
I was fortunate enough to catch the bird in flight after a
deer entered the area the bird was resting in sending it and a Grey Heron over
to the far side of the reserve.
The bird moved once more on the onset of rain to
the grassland in front of the hide on Horton’s Mound.
To my delight I bumped into Prof an ex Beddington Farm
birdwatcher and finder of SVC MEGA and first for Beddington a Cattle Egret that
was nailed by numerous cameras during its stay on the Farm! I don’t actually
know his real name but having been a university lecturer became known by a fitting
nickname!
The morning did not improve much weather wise but it was
great to catch up with Prof and a few Green and a Common Sandpiper on the lake.
The weather is looking grim over the next couple of days which could interrupt ringing
at Queen Mary’s Reservoir and have me out on the trail of shorebirds that are
making their way back from breeding grounds!
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