AUTUMNWATCH GRIPPED OFF!

As Autumn starts to turn into Winter the flashes are still producing the odd surprise now and again.
Since the trio of Ruff in September I've added Mandarin Duck...a drake that came via Budworth Mere and a rather nice Yellow-legged Gull in the roost at Mound Bay one evening.
A pair of Goosanders flew right through this week not even stopping for a paddle and unbelievably I still need Goldeneye!! for the year.
Halloween and what we thought at the time (very late in the evening, poor light) to be a Sanderling actually turned out to be the patches first Little Stint of the year...well late!

a 1st winter Little Stint mixing it with the Lapwing and BH Gulls in Mound Bay

And just when we thought that was that in drops a party of 

Whooper Swans !! 4 adults and 2 juveniles...Mr Packham would be jealous.

With the Whoopers there were 16 Greylag Geese, I'll bet fresh from Iceland to?

The flock spent most of the time asleep (flown along way no doubt) and left to the south mid afternoon.

For once its was good to see a few birders down at the flashes and with more eyes who knows what else might be found.

See you at #theflashes

#PWC 126 species   152 points

TTFN