It’s always good to get out on New Year’s Day and start the year with a few birds. The new decade dawned under a blue sky and a gloriously sunny morning followed. The appeal of our star stonechat was irresistible and so I was out on the Flashes - for the crack of 10am...
First bird I really noticed was a singing Cetti’s Warbler from the mound as the species’ march for global domination continues. The Eastern Stonechat hadn’t been by those present so I wandered over for a quick look on Neumann’s. Duck numbers were high with all the usual species present and a female Goosander that flew off towards Budworth Mere.
Over on Ashton’s there were 39 Pochard, a high count these days, plus a showy male Green Woodpecker and 56 Pink-footed Geese flew south over. All very pleasant, capped by excellent views of the chat and a good catch up with visiting birder friends before time to head home via Costa Coffee.
An excellent start to the year, let’s hope it’s positive, stress free, happy and bird-filled.
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