Oh the joys of local patch birdwatching. These are birding places right on your doorstep that are easiest to get to and therefore the most birded. As most people don't live near Minsmere, local patches are usually terrible. But you keep birding them because you hold the belief that one day you will find that one mega rarity.
Barham Pits is one of those. Composed of three pits - One unnamed, Pit A and Pit B - these are old lakes used for fishing. As a result there are bird scarers on location which results in few birds about. But hey its ten minutes cycle ride away. One day I'll get that lesser scaup.
Pit B had nothing on it except a GREY WAGTAIL along the river. There was an overwintering CHIFFCHAFF amongst a tit flock, which is usual as they overwinter next to water. 40 MOORHEN were grazing just over the river next to a pond.
Pit A had nothing much more - 4 TUFTED DUCK, 3 COOT and 1 GREAT CRESTED GREBE.
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