intellectual
Well-known member
Hi everyone,
Started early yesterday [21st] to go to MSQ, arrived at 06:35 and stayed till 13:35. The weather was not kind it threw rain, hail, strong winds and finally relented and sent out some sunshine!
Went to the Grebe Hide first, stayed ten seconds, thats how long it took to count the birds, things could only get better.
A few hundred yards before the Duck hide I saw my first ever sighting of a Tree Creeper, not a good view, but the downward turning bill meant I'd seen another first. Saw another one later on, with a full-on view.
Approaching the hide saw quite a few birds but not as many as usual.
Having the hide to yourself means for me I can spread all my gear out.
As the morning wore on more birds arrived, this is what I wanted to see.
This is what I saw :
Tufted Duck - 42
Coot - 58
Pheasant - 5
Magpie - 2
Great Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 2
Mallard - 18
Goosander - 1 [female]
Greylag Geese - 122
Canada " - 49
Mute Swan - 21
Wood Pigeon - 23
Long-tailed Tit - 2
Tree Creeper - 2* [first ever sighting]
Wren - 2
Reed Bunting - 4 [two pair]
Kingfisher - 1
Gadwall - 4
Black-headed Gull - 137
Common Gull - 120
Pochard - 7
Shelduck - 24
Shoveler - 8
C.Crow - 2
Robin - 1
Chaffinch - 2
Moorhen - 3
Redshank - 10
Curlew - 22
Lapwing - 13
Starling - 1
C.Buzzard - 2
Chiffchaff - 2
Sand Martin - 5
Teal - 9 [flew over]
Red-legged Partridge - 1
Oystercatcher - 2
Wigeon - 2
Grey Squirrel - 1
Rabbit - 7
Stoat - 1
No where near as comfortable as birdwatching while sat in the car, like I did last week at Fairburn. The big advantage to being in the thick of it is listening to the birds singing especially early in the morning, even if I can only identify the Wren, Great Tit, Blue Tit and Blackbird.
Since buying a dictation machine to replace the notebook, especially in the wet season I've found it to be a godsend, plus I get to replay the bird sounds while sat in the comfort of the armchair back at home!
Regards.
Started early yesterday [21st] to go to MSQ, arrived at 06:35 and stayed till 13:35. The weather was not kind it threw rain, hail, strong winds and finally relented and sent out some sunshine!
Went to the Grebe Hide first, stayed ten seconds, thats how long it took to count the birds, things could only get better.
A few hundred yards before the Duck hide I saw my first ever sighting of a Tree Creeper, not a good view, but the downward turning bill meant I'd seen another first. Saw another one later on, with a full-on view.
Approaching the hide saw quite a few birds but not as many as usual.
Having the hide to yourself means for me I can spread all my gear out.
As the morning wore on more birds arrived, this is what I wanted to see.
This is what I saw :
Tufted Duck - 42
Coot - 58
Pheasant - 5
Magpie - 2
Great Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 2
Mallard - 18
Goosander - 1 [female]
Greylag Geese - 122
Canada " - 49
Mute Swan - 21
Wood Pigeon - 23
Long-tailed Tit - 2
Tree Creeper - 2* [first ever sighting]
Wren - 2
Reed Bunting - 4 [two pair]
Kingfisher - 1
Gadwall - 4
Black-headed Gull - 137
Common Gull - 120
Pochard - 7
Shelduck - 24
Shoveler - 8
C.Crow - 2
Robin - 1
Chaffinch - 2
Moorhen - 3
Redshank - 10
Curlew - 22
Lapwing - 13
Starling - 1
C.Buzzard - 2
Chiffchaff - 2
Sand Martin - 5
Teal - 9 [flew over]
Red-legged Partridge - 1
Oystercatcher - 2
Wigeon - 2
Grey Squirrel - 1
Rabbit - 7
Stoat - 1
No where near as comfortable as birdwatching while sat in the car, like I did last week at Fairburn. The big advantage to being in the thick of it is listening to the birds singing especially early in the morning, even if I can only identify the Wren, Great Tit, Blue Tit and Blackbird.
Since buying a dictation machine to replace the notebook, especially in the wet season I've found it to be a godsend, plus I get to replay the bird sounds while sat in the comfort of the armchair back at home!
Regards.
