Friday January 26

After a rather disturbed night I was back on the patch rather later in the morning than planned.

It was a pleasantly mild morning with not much breeze. More like March than January. Perhaps because of the benign weather the birds weren't up to much.

A couple of drake Shovelers were the only noteworthy wildfowl. I ended up taking up close shots of geese and Mallards to pass the time.

I did have one bit of luck, when I heard the calls of Skylark, and eventually spotted two flying north. There is no lark habitat on the patch, so the only chance is the occasional fly-over.

Greylag Goose demonstrating its wild origins....not!