Twenty years ago (!), an inland White-billed diver was found on the River Witham near Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire, a bird I wished I'd made the effort for at the time. In a remarkable repeat of history, another was found last week in precisely the same location, so I headed down with Malc on 25th January for a casual twitch, or so we thought. Que heavy traffic, unexpected fog and an elusive bird (as it used an 8 mile length of river). We walked a ridiculous 10 miles searching, but were eventually rewarded with great views of the banana-billed beast from the arctic despite the stubborn fog. My photos are rubbish of course, but the bird justified the effort!
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| A much better shot by James Lowen on a fog free day! |
Not much else seen during the search, but a few goosander and several little egrets.
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