"Interesting" debate on a Facebook group over what actually counts as "rare" as far as posting to the group goes ie: someones patch rarity is not necessarily a national rarity etc., which eventually led to a "scarce" group being created presumably to appease the nay-sayers...and in the "scarce" group all must be well I hear you say? not really...there's now a debate over what is "scarce"...help me...I feel I'm sometimes ploughing a lone furrow in actually enjoying this for what it is, the chance to see some great things and to go to new and sometimes even lovely places. No lists, no masters, no bullshit!


Soldiering on, a Barnacle Goose was a nice surprise this morning at Lidsey along with plenty of Teal, Wigeon and Shelducks. The four Whooper Swans were also present briefly. At the sewage works (what did I say about lovely places??!!), the Siberian Chiffchaff at last showed really well in the elder bush at the end of the path before re-joining its more common Chiffchaff friends on the far filter bed. Lots of Pied Wagtails there too.



Barnacle Goose:

At East Trout Lake on Saturday, the Tundra Bean Goose was still there with the Greylag Geese:



Tundra Bean Goose & Greylag Goose:

Gadwall on Nunnery Lake: