Still no migrants, but a patch tick

Been flogging the patch of late, up at 5.40am, gets earlier every day. Not a sniff of a migrant, however a patch tick in the form of a pair of Mandarins takes me closer to 75%. 27 species to go to 100%. You'll be the first to know.

Once Christmas is over, typically early March round these parts, just chuck the fucker in the local pond.