15.12.08

I had a nice walk along the Exe canal this morning. On the ponds were Teal, Wigeon, Snipe(calling). A flock of Redwing were feeding on the otherside of the canal. Further along was the female Scaup who was beautiful and happy to let me stand only about 5m away. This will possibly be the last year tick this year.

02.12.08

What a cold day! I went to Countess Weir in Exeter to see if the reported Scaup was around but didn't see it. I did see loads of Goldcrests, I'm talking 8+ in such a small area. I thought I might be onto a Firecrest but it wasn't. Chiffchaffs were also in good numbers but they were so mobile that I couldn't tell if they were the reported Siberian Chiffs.
But the rain and the cold were just to much and I left after about 1 1/2hours.