Having tried and failed to locate the Baikal Teal at Ouse Washes on Tuesday, we watched throughout the week as the news services regularly reported the Teal at March Farmers, some twenty miles North West of the Ouse Washes.
March Farmers is a site I have never visited before, but we found the car park off the A605 without any trouble. Leaving the car we walked along the raised bank, passing a birder who was on his way back. He told us he had seen the bird but it had disappeared among the vegetation in one the channels. There was a very strong Northerly wind blowing straight into our faces, making for a very bitterly cold search. After thirty minutes Brian spotted the head of the Baikal Teal among the grass. With a Cormorant as a reference point, we moved further along the raised bank and eventually obtained good scope views of the bird.
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| View from below the raised bank |
Yesterday Brian and I took a trip to Abberton Reservoir where we had decent views of five White-winged Black Terns, but we also failed to locate the Bonaparte's Gull that had been reported. So we dropped in again today for another try. This time we got lucky as the Bonaparte's was resting among a small group of Black-headed Gulls close to Island Hide.
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| 1st Summer Bonaparte's Gull |
The White-winged Black Terns were still present and showing well as they flew around the reservoir.
Also, present today was a 1st Summer Little Gull, which occasionally dropped down to rest close to the Bonaparte's Gull.
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| 4 of the 5 White-winged Black terns |
Before leaving for home we stopped at Billet's Farm and found the Channel Wagtail in the garden of the farmhouse.
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| Channel Wagtail |
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