Monday 7th November 2011

Sightings in the Castle Lake and Low Hardwick area today courtesy of Dave Makinson, Mark Tyreman, Colin Walker and myself.

50 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler, f Goldeneye, 11 Grey Partridge, Common Buzzard, Hen Harrier again over Low Hardwick briefly in the morning then for ten minutes in the afternoon, 2 Peregrine over together, 100 Golden Plover over, 2 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 4 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, GBb Gull, GS Woodpecker, Skylark over, 3 Meadow Pipit over, 45 Fieldfare, 7 Mistle Thrush, 20 Redwing, 3 Willow Tit.

Todays Dunlin in very poor light mid-afternoon.