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Sunday 12 January 2020

Winter Garganey at Pit 60

My first session at the Pit as the Webs counter. I wasn't expecting a garganey amongst 1901 teal. Spotted at near last light, it was mostly asleep, head tucked in etc. Picked up by tertialpattern but only showed head pattern in near dark at dusk when it finally swam towards North Hide (roosting in isolated stand of reeds to left of hide?).

I'm wondering if it's a male as I think I see a newly-moulted in lanceolate scapular and brown breast but can't be sure of iris colour (and not seen Garganey in this plumage!)

The shelduck remains and minimum 2 GW Egrets.

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