Dave and I targeted the Snipe Marsh in the faint hope of flushing the Water Rail. We weren't successful in that regard but did find eight Jack Snipe and 23 Snipe. This is probably the best count for the former this year.
Earlier, a distant swirl of 150 Black-headed Gulls gave us hope that there might be more gulls on the big pasture field, but when we finally got to where we could see properly it turned out that they had come off a distant ploughed field. A few Lesser Black-backed Gulls and one Herring Gull flew past before Dave located a possible Great Black-backed with Lessers miles away towards Redditch. By the time I looked they had gone, although I did see what may have been the flock, but too distantly to identify anything.
A couple of male Stonechats were in the usual place, while the flash field played host to over 100 Mallards, seven Teal, and five Grey Herons. A couple of Lesser Redpolls and a distant flock of about 50 probable Meadow Pipits rounded off a quiet visit.
The dragonfly pool looks in good nick for next year though.
Merry Xmas
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