Pintail

New record

20 & 28 Dec – A female was flushed from Rocket Pole Marsh (= Kistvaen Pond) on 20^th (Stuart Cossey). The close views allowed the distinctive features to be seen – the long narrow neck and white trailing edge to the primaries. The same or another female was photographed on Pondsbury a few days later, on 28^th (Stuart Cossey).

These are the first records in nearly 45 years, the most ‘recent’ being a female in Sep 1977.

New record

1 to 4 Sep – A female, initially seen in flight when it was flushed from Millcombe Pond, was present in the Landing Bay until 4th (Luke Marriner et al.).

A remarkable second record in the space of less than two years after a near half-century wait!