I had a great start to the year, with a dash around Baston Fen on 1.1.05 bringing some juicy rewards in the form of a Short-eared Owl being seen off by two Barn Owls, a Buzzard and a group of three Bearded Tits including a glorious male (no photos though). The next day saw me hitting Eldernell and twitching a Long-tailed Duck at Prior's Fen, found by the mighty Phil Todd (surely the same 1st-winter male [duck that is not Todd] that had been up at Deeping Lakes LNR the month before). Prior's also had drake Smew, a couple of Whooper Swans, seven Goldeneye and a jack Snipe on offer. All in all a good start to the local PBC year with 75 species bagged already.
Fieldfare feeding on worms like a Blackbird, Eldernell, Cambs, 2.1.05.
Barn Owl, Eldernell, Cambs, 2.1.05.
Whooper Swans (plus Mutes), Prior's Fen, Cambs, 2.1.05.
1st-winter Long-tailed Duck, Prior's Fen, Cambs, 2.1.05.
1st-winter Long-tailed Duck, Prior's Fen, Cambs, 2.1.05.
Nikon Coolpix 880 + Kowa TSN-821 + 32xW LER
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