At Beddington Farm today a juvenile COMMON CRANE flew in at 10.30am and stayed on the lake till early afternoon at least. The bird was well-twitched (being the first local twitchable bird and one of a very few if any twitchable genuine birds in London and Surrey) and was a stunner. The fifth local MEGA to be found in as many days. A Water Pipit was seen on the lake in the morning and a Little Egret was seen at the south side. Also on the lake while the Crane was showing was a 1st winter drake Wigeon, an Egyptian Goose and 2.Shelduck while 2+Reed Buntings flitted around the edge.
