A Friday night works do led me to not plan anything Saturday for obvious reasons.  However, I was well behaved and up decent.  First job was to get the car taxed before going out.  Got the insurance certificate, got the MOT certificate.........oooops, it ran out early September.  This led to the rest of the morning sorting out an MOT, which it passed, before tackling Burton parking to get to the post office.  Finally got home around two, watched the end of the Spurs-Gunners match,  and then took the dog to Whitemoor.  I had a very steady walk around the track, trying to get the dog used to gun shots, whilst on a very long lead.  Also did some birding but it was quite quiet.  There was also a 4x4 with three poachers in it (after hares) who, after driving away, suddenly span round and raced passed me being chased by the local gamekeeper.  to the birding and I noted Lesser Black-backed Gulls 30 in the fields, Carrion Crow loads all around, Wren, Black-headed Gull, Grey Partridge 12 feeding in the open amongst the crows, Starlings, Magpie, Buzzard 1, Lapwing, Reed Bunting, Linnet, Robin, Jackdaw, Mute Swan 4 flying over, Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock and  Blue Tit.  As reported in the previous blog entry, I noticed a gull roost here the other night so I headed for the pool and was going to stay around till dusk.  The other night was the first time I had noted the roost as usually I bird here in the morning and I apologise if this is old news but I have not read it on any other blogs or heard from other birders.  I got to the lake and there were a few Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Black-headed Gulls.  Also on the pool I noted Tufted Duck 20, Goldeneye 15, Canada Geese c200, Pochard 12, Mallard 6, Redshank 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 being very vocal in the trees in the small wood, and Skylark 1 over.  I hung around for about an hour untill dusk and it was very good.  I estimated about 500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and about 250 Black-headed Gulls.  It is not on par with the likes of Blithfield or Chasewater but I will be trying to get here in the evenings more often.  Hopefully I might be able to find a gem or two such as Mediterannean Gull, Common Gull or Yellow-legged Gull.  I could also dream of Iceland or Glaucous Gull.

With tomorrows forecast I think I will be watching out for TV birds only.