A strange and awkward morning after a clear starry night until 0600 hrs when the fog came rolling in
thick and fast but clear lower down with a few thick banks. Luckily Harold Park was in the clear with some mist over the grass and water but a beautiful bright sunrise and blue sky.
Harold Park had plenty to see but nothing out of the ordinary with Little Grebe, Tufted, Goosander and 9 Herring gull being the pick of the bunch. Otherwise down to the usual lake species with a low count of Tufted for this site.
Park Dam was livelier with Tufted numbers up to 8 but Goosander numbers down to 4, whilst the 2 Gt Crested Grebe were still present but no return of the Pochard. The Great White Egret was on the banking with a Heron at each side of it before all 3 moved across into a Pine Tree at the far side of the water.
The only new site species for me today was a Mistle Thrush on the top of the Egrets Pine tree. Otherwise all the usual Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Cormorant and geese etc. By 0945 hrs the fog was rolling but luckily it had kept away until knocking off time.
Just read report that a female Shoveler was found on Harold Park lake last light, C.G.
Another capful of fog shown for tomorrow on a light WSW at 5 degrees.
BS