Pied-Billed Grebe
I wasn't best happy with a late Friday meeting in Worcester however as it turned out it couldn't have been better as I headed south for an hour to Berkeley in Gloucestershire to twitch a Pied-billed Grebe that had been reported that morning.
I had tried to see one on the Somerset levels two years ago without success but thankfully this bird duly delivered following a walk for a about a mile south of Oldbury Power Station.
On arrival at the seawall the bird was roosting and could easily be mistaken for a small rock but as the tide drifted out this allowed me and two other birders some great views. My sort of twitch, one hour journey, easy parking, nice walk with only a couple of birders.
Great find by patch birder Lee Taylor. The bird was not relocated on Saturday but looks to have moved north to Leighton Moss in Lancashire.
Heading back to the car a Peregrine was calling from the power station roof.
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