I spent a couple of hours in MK today walking the Emerson Valley either side
of
the old Shenley Rd footbridge and also the Loughton brook from north of
Bradwell
Abbey to Lodge Lake. No luck. The Emerson has more falls over
stones/rocks than
the Loughton but is very narrow, the Laughton is much wider
and quite quick in
places though only had a couple of places that looked good
for Dipper. At the
main site where water ran quickly over rocks just south of
the railway tunnel, I
chanced upon two ladies carrying long lens cameras and
it transpired that they
were the photographers referred to by Andy in a
previous mail. Sarah showed me
the rock that she had seen the Dipper on - it
had flown north to the tunnel a
couple of times and returned to these rocks
and she hadn't seen it since ( was
out looking for Kingfisher today). She
told me where she had posted her slightly
long range shot
here:
http://365project.org/pixiemac/more-365/2016-02-13
This is
dated the 13th, so I assume this is when she saw it, she also referred
to
another man who had seen it and told her what it was.
A more coordinated search might well achieve success. It
was very quiet today
with few people about.
Adam Bassett
This is an account of the personal observations of Lee G R Evans (LGRE) in his home county of Buckinghamshire. It also hosts all sightings of interest within the county but only those considered authentic by the author. I am extremely grateful for any images of local birds as well as of any information relating to birds within the boundaries - contact me anytime on 07881 906629 or email LGREUK400@aol.com.