It's been a very quiet week for me. The only birding I've done concerns a rare visit to Lower Bittell on Tuesday on the strength of a Scaup reported on Birdguides, but relating to Saturday morning. I knew there had been one earlier the previous week (possibly Thursday), but also that it hadn't been seen the following day.
Anyway the upshot was that there was no sign of it, and from talking to Chris T there didn't seem a great deal of confidence in the Birdguides report (maybe it was crossed wires about the earlier bird). Both Chris and I independently heard a Cetti's Warbler singing. This was only my second at Bittell, but to be fair I hardly ever go there and I don't think it is all that unusual nowadays.
A few Skylarks were heading west overhead, but other than that there wasn't much to see.
Today I gave Earlswood a go. Things started decently when I heard a Redshank calling as I was donning my wellies in Malthouse car park, but unfortunately there was no sign of it when I reached Engine Pool. I bumped into Matt who had been there since dawn and had seen nothing of note. All I managed was 31 Teal, nine Tufted Ducks, 22 Cormorants, 12 Snipe, a Little Egret, about 100 Woodpigeons heading south, plus a few calling Siskins, Redpolls, and Meadow Pipits.
Things can only get better.
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