100 in January!

Barely had a finished the last post and species #100 came into view! A post on the Tyttenhanger Gravel Pits Facebook group alerted me to a male Pintail on the main pit there on 22nd Jan.  Not only the first at the site since 2016 this would also be my 100th species within Five Miles from Home...if it stayed put.

The next day I headed out early to see if I could find it before work but to no avail.  I figured it had probably moved to one of the many other waterbodies nearby but didn't have time to check them.  Fortunately I was able to go out again late afternoon and after checking the main pit again I checked Coursers GPs across the road.

Straightaway I set eyes on the male Pintail swimming with a flock of Teal, Gadwall and Shoveler.  Bingo!  I had recorded 100 species in January for the first time ever - a remarkable number of species to see within such a small area in just one month!

Of course, a whole week of January remains so there may be more to come but for the moment I feel like resting on my laurels!