13th November 2024
After a great morning at Mersea Island time to move on the Hannigfield Reservoir for the Slavonian Grebe, but first a quick tea break at Aberton. It was very quiet with not even a sign of the recent Goosanders and Goldeneyes so had to make do with a Great White Egret and a drake Pintail on the east side of the Layer de la Haye causeway.
The egret was a bit distant but was well illuminated by the afternoon sun. So glad these are regulars now.
The drake Pintail had ben having a bath and was now preening.........................
..........................but then went back to bathing.
Now on to Hanningfield to try and find a small Slavonian Grebe on a huge reservoir. Shouldn't have worried because there weren't too many birds around and it was found after about five seconds of scanning, albeit a fair way out.
Definitely a walk-up job. Why can't it always be this easy?
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