I have been on call the last few days so many places were out of bounds, including the Brown Shrike down the smoke, and the Eastern Crowned Warbler up north.  I was planning to go there next weekend however, it was not seen at all yesterday (Sunday).  Might go for the shrike then. 

I had a lazy weekend on the whole.  Got a few jobs done, watched the odd sport and dodged the odd shower.  I kept my bins and scope in hiding Saturday.  Was up early on Sunday, 4am BST, 5am GMT, managed another hour then I got up.  Off to Croxall for sunrise and birds noted were Dunnock, Teal, Mallard, moorhen, Carrion Crow, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Great-crested Grebe, Wigeon, Cormorant, Pheasant, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Lapwing, Curlew 3 in the right hand field under the railway, Blackbird, Wren, Grey Heron, Canada Geese, Chaffinch, Coot, Starling, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Rook, Stonechat, Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Linnet and Long-tailed Tit.  I counted a total of 97 Cormorants on the lake.  There could have been more as they were diving and feding but this was the highest number I counted.

 

 

I arrived here just as it started to drizzle.  I carried on and walked around the rough square before visiting the lake.  Birds noted were Starling, carrion Crow, Tree Sparrow, Black-headed Gull, Lapwing, Linnet, Skylark, Dunnock, Pheasant, Robin, Cormorant another 39 birds were seen flying over in the direction of Croxall, Wren, Buzzard, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Golden Plover a single bird was with a flock of Lapwing and a flock of nine birds flew overhead, Fieldfare a group of about 30 birds was on the field near the pig pens, Redwing 2 birds were in with the Fieldfares, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, and Long-tailed Tit.  A short drive to the pool and birds seen were Tufted Duck 6, Goldeneye 2, Pochard 17, Mallard 9, Teal 14, Shoveler 2 and several Jackdaw over.