Lunchtime Sightings

You may think that working for the RSPB is heaven for birdwatchers but you'd be wrong. Although our office is on a nature reserve it is rare we have the time to indulge ourselves in our hobby.

Not so today, in need our some fresh air after spending hours cooped up in front of a computer screen, I wandered down to the Lakeside Hide to see what was about. Ably manned by Colin and Alf, the hide was very busy, no doubt numbers were boosted by news of the Smew on the lake.

So in the space of my lunchtime I counted Smew, Pintail duck, Goosander, Gadwall, Teal, Lapwing, Mistle Thrush, Widgeon, Greylag Geese, Oystercatcher, Coot, Canada Geese, Goldfinch, Starling, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Moorhen, Lesser Black-Backed Gull and Blacked-Headed Gull. Not a bad list for a quick lunchtime trip to the hide.