Was up in Aylesbury for the weekend and decided that Dad and I should go for a short walk round Wilstone and Steps Hill (trying out my new binoculars, no less!)
Wilstone was relatively productive, with many waterfowl on the reservoir. A great-spotted woodpecker, goldcrest, long-tailed tits, and a song thrush were good to see, but also on the reservoir itself, a grey wagtail flew in and fed very close to the hide with a pair of pied wagtails - lovely to see in the winter, and brilliant views! There was a large flock of perhaps 50-60 golden plover and hundreds of lapwing. There was also a pair of whooper swans on the reservoir, which was new for me (probably not, but I'd never truly identified them before!)
We proceeded to Steps Hill where the best things on view were several redwing.
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