Lower Derwent Valley

 Wednesday March 11th.

I started at North Duffield carrs at 12 noon. On my way to the Geoff Smith hide I met Elaine. After a brief chat I went into the hide and said hello to Alan (duffbirder@blogspot.com) and Haydn. I then walked down to the garganey hide and joined Graham.

Lots of pintail still on site. They were resting to the left of the hide with wigeon, teal, mallard and greylag geese. In the far distance a flock of about 1000 black-taile godwits were by the waters edge. Graham left and 2 otheer birders came into the hide for a short while.

2 oystercatchers landed on an exposed strip of land.

I left the hide shortly after them and called in at the Geoff Smith hide and had a chat with Alan, who is hoping to go to Cyprus soon.

I called in at Thorganby viewing platform on my way home.

Not as much water as on my last visit, but still lots of whooper swans about.