Having spent the morning putting the finishing touches to Dad's new front gates and fence, we headed for Wilstone Reservoir which is part of a complex of reservoirs known as Tring Reservoirs. We were in search of a drake Green-winged Teal. After climbing the forty-two steps we headed round to the hide and quickly located the Teal in front of one of the islands. It was distant for photos but we enjoyed super scope views.
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| Green-winged Teal |
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| View from the hide |
A Blue-winged Teal had been reported at Marlow and we were now only 20 miles from the site. We used the car park along Pound Lane, but we could have parked along Lower Pound Lane. We followed the track past the kissing gate for around 800m and found the Lower Grounds Pools. The Teal was feeding along the edge of the reeds on the right-hand pool. It was the only bird present on that pool.
There is some debate as to the credentials of this bird, but it's on my year list unless it's proven not to be.
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