Lunch-time walk after the rain around Fingers. 9 Mutes (inc. 1 cygne) on main lake, 2 (pair) on Fingers & 5 overhead. L.Egret out of the wind on SE side with c.25 B/H Gulls. Min. 5 Shoveler huddled along middle section. Lake covered in white horses except in lee of far bank.
Fingers - 3 Dabchick, 2 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler. Conservation area - a number of Blackbirds, small flock of Goldfinches, 3 Gt.Spots, Bullfinch, ?Blackcap (on gizz - shot off before I could get a good look) and 3 fem. Siskins that eventually landed just 8 feet away from us opposite the Rough gate!
Kingsmead - 100+ Rook & 120+ Jackdaws. 2 of the 'daws had very grey heads and another was a light shade of grey all over (except for a few pale brown feathers in wing and tail) and had very pale, almost white, trailing edges to the wings. It looked fantastic in flight. Never seen it before.
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