Knotbirding

After a lie-in and then a hockey match, I popped put to Collingham (where else?) mid afternoon, arriving just after 4pm. Heading straight for Main Pit, I was greeted by a Knot on one of the islands. This bird was quite unsettled and I suspect it had not long arrived. Also present here was a Dunlin, a single Green Sand and 13 Shoveler.

Knot on the Main Pit at Collingham

On the Main Pit Annex there were good numbers of duck, mainly Mallard and Teal, but also 14 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, and an eclipse drake Pintail. Still no Garganey... Also of interest was a big flock of c.250 Goldfinches feeding on the knapweed heads in the adjacent meadow area.

Eclipse drake Pintail on the Main Pit Annex at Collingham

Ferry Lane Farm Pit didn't have much of note on it - 3 Little Egrets were best - but the Silt Lagoon held a further 2 Wigeon, and nearby on Mons Pool there was another Wigeon and 2 Shoveler.