Walking the patch

I led a walk for Notts Birders this morning around Collingham Pits and Besthorpe this morning. Thirteen people joined me for what turned into a 4 hour hike, and we saw a good selection of species. Highlights, of course, were the 2 Bewick's and 16 Whooper Swans in their usual spot, and the supporting cast included 2 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 2 Grey Wags, a Little Owl, and 2 Grey Partridges. In addition, 7 Canada Geese were a welcome patch yeartick!

This afternoon was WeBS count (instead of twitching the HP American Wigeon...). There had a been a notable local influx of (non-American) Wigeon (also at Collingham Pits), but the only unusual bird was a Pink-footed Goose with the Greylags on North Pit.