My first full day out with Trevor since well before Christmas, as I was trying to improve the situation with my circulation in readiness for the weekend away last week with Derek, Sam & Ben, and as that was a success I was really looking forward to today. They have changed my medication and it seems to be working better! I'm still mad though :-)

It has been a good day and I must say THANK YOU to STEVE for the advice and guidance.

My images for the day are not what I had hoped for, but I had three life ticks. It would have been four, as Steve had told me there was a Red-Throated Diver reported at Sennen in the Bay and I was CONVINCED I had seen it in the scope (along with the Long-Tailed Duck) until I saw John who said he had only seen a Black-Throated Diver (and Long-Tailed Duck) at Sennen. Thanks John – it was lovely to see you. I feel it best that I do not tick the RTD (just in case). I shall wait for the next opportunity.

A nice (but short) session at Marazion produced not one, but two Bittern. Thanks to Rachel, Ash & Kay and the gentleman I did not know. Nice to see you all.

My day list is 67 and I think I have beaten my record, which I believe is 65 from a quick glance at the records!

No time to go through my pictures, but I have plenty left from Slimbridge, so here's a few more...


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Surprise, surprise... more Slimbridge :-)

Smew at Slimbridge. Beautiful birds...


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More Slimbridge - Sorry! I just hope I've ID'd them all correctly. I was too excited to write everything down. Now I know why Derek recommended the "Peter Scott's coloured key to the Wildfowl of the World" - thanks to Trevor for buying it for me!


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A little bit more of Slimbridge...
I absolutely love these White-Faced Whistling Ducks. My pictures do not do them the justice they deserve. They are gorgeous and I could watch them for hours. They seem to specialise in mutual preening! If I was going to be a Duck - This is the one I'd like to be!


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More from the Slimbridge "collection"... I love the Eider - they really are beautiful.


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Busy with membership work this evening, but I had to have a look at my pictures from Slimbridge. It will take a while to sort through them. One of my life ticks below...
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Slimbridge - That's where we've been for the weekend and it was FANTASTIC! We just got back, having spent the weekend there with Sam, Derek & Ben. Great company, great bird watching! I had the best time EVER. It will take me a week to sort out my photos so I've put up the last photo I took (through a window) before we left, of Starlings coming in to roost. Watching them in such vast numbers is incredible...