Draycote Water
Smew
Fieldfare
Redwing
Dunlin
Dunlin
Redpoll sp
Draycote Water
Goosander
Goosander
Tuesday 7th December 2010
Draycote Water was today's destination but again as I arrived the whole valley was shrouded in mist. Oh well, having travelled from afar it was worth having a bit of a walk and checking the edges which were visible. By the time a got to Rainbow corner the mist had begun to lift and by the time I got to the Valve tower it was a glorious day. The freezing mist had coated the vegetation making the shoreline bushes look like coral. It was breathtaking as more of the views became bathed in Sunshine. At Rainbow corner a solitary Redpoll sp fed in the birches. Along Draycote Bank were a large number of Goosander and 3 Dunlin flew past. I walked back and round to Toft. The Drake Smew showed well but there was no sign of the Sanderling which had been seen the previous day. At Toft a large gull looked interesting; leggy, pink legs, dark wing coverts, sloping forehead etc. I need to look in the book. Watch this space.
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