As we wanted to stay close to home again this morning, we headed for St Albans in Hertfordshire. It's only 22 miles from home. We parked at the bottom of Abbey Mill Lane, which is located right next to Verulamium Lake. Our main target this morning was the Yellow-browed Warbler. It had been reported in the south-east corner yesterday, and we soon found it flitting about in the scrub near the water's edge. It was very mobile foraging up and down the scrub along the River Ver. Before leaving, I managed to add Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest, and Redwing to the year list, but couldn't find the reported Med Gull among the Black-headed Gulls out on the frozen lake.
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| Yellow-browed Warbler |
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| The area the warbler was found in |
On the way home, we stopped at the Watercress NR. It's situated on old watercress beds and allotments. It's a lovely little reserve bounded by the River Ver, the Alban Way footpath, and the houses of Riverside Road. I added Redpoll, Siskin, Bullfinch, and Greenfinch to my year list.
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