A surprise visit from Brian, saw us heading around the M25 to Staines Reservoir. A Lapland Bunting had been present since the 4th and was still being reported this morning.
We parked outside the east entrance and walked up the slope to join three birders on the causeway. Their cameras were focused on the grass a short distance ahead and as we joined them, we saw the bird just a few feet away! It wasn't bothered at all by the attention it was getting. Occasionally it would fly a short distance onto the railings but would soon return to its favoured feeding area.
Before heading home I scanned the north basin and found two of the Black-necked Grebes that had been reported earlier.
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| Staines Reservoir entrance |
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| Lapland Bunting |
