And still more Pintail

1st March - a quick lunch break visit found even more Pintail present, though they are still generally tucked away under the island willows.  I counted 14 birds today, 10 drakes and 4 females.  6 drakes and 2 females were asleep under the western side of the island, a further pair were asleep under the southern side and 3 drakes and a female were up-ending giving reasonable views on the NE side of the spit.  Otherwise, same old stuff, though a Coal Tit in conifers near the cottages as I left was slightly unusual.

I also paid a visit to the nearby Roach Pit to see if the long-staying female Scaup was still there - and she was, though for the first time for me, she was on the adjacent Crown Plaza lake.  This is at least her 81st day here and she has developed many adult-like features during her stay, including a much fuller white blaze at the bill base and many grey feather edgings on the mantle and flanks.  This falls just outside my recording area for Little Marlow GP, so not on that list, unfortunately - she seems very faithful to this area, though it can only be a few hundred yards east, as the Scaup flies, to LMGP.