Double owl disaster

A weekend of patching failed to produce any additions for Patchwork Challenge. The Avocet was present at Mons Pool yesterday, but not today (water levels having risen overnight) and the 3 redhead Smew continue to grace Ferry Lane Lake. 

Bad news came in the form of one of my patch Little Owls, found dead in the ditch along the path up the side of Mons Pool; there were no visible signs of injury, and the corpse was fresh. Almost as bad was hearing of a Tawny Owl calling from Mons Pool island at 11am on Saturday; my patch nemesis! But at least I know my occasional efforts for this species aren't completely futile...

Elsewhere, news of a Great White Egret at Girton (which proved to be erroneous) took me up there on Saturday afternoon; the GND was still on the Sailing Lake and the 7 Eurasian White-fronted Geese were in the sheep fields, along with 3 Pink-feet. Smithy Marsh held two Whooper Swans with a handful of Mutes. 

A Roe Deer buck wading around at Mons Pool