October 18, 2008
Feeling wintry
I cycled out to Wicken via Swaffham Prior fen today, hoping to find a Golden Plover flock to scope - sadly the shooting party put paid to that idea! I saw my first big numbers of Fieldfare and Redwings for the autumn.
... plus Stonechat and Wheatear at Upware.
Both Jays and Rooks were busy caching acorns.
At Wicken I headed to the West Mere hide to see if the reported Spoonbill was still about - it wasn't, but I did find a Scaup.
It was hanging out with a 'Scaup-faced' female Tufted Duck, allowing a nice comparison of head shape.
Just as I was leaving a whistling flock of Wigeon whiffled in to land on the Mere.
