A group of chappies out birding, hiding behind bushes or trying to be invisible is a rather wierd sight for joe public - I think us birders forget sometimes, just how funny we can look :-O
Since last 3 weeks:
31. Eagle Owl
32. Arctic Redpoll
33. Common Crossbill
edit:
34. Rough-legged Buzzard
heading north 15 minutes ago
Cor! Eagle Owl on a garden list, what a cracker!
A very cold 3.5 hours in the garden this morning did produce the hoped for cold weather movement including
53 Lapwing (118 SW)
54 Golden Plover (58 SW)
Also 43 Fieldfares went over SW and there had been an obvious influx of Woodpigeons and Chaffinches into town.
Steve
A very cold 3.5 hours in the garden this morning did produce the hoped for cold weather movement including
53 Lapwing (118 SW)
54 Golden Plover (58 SW)
Also 43 Fieldfares went over SW and there had been an obvious influx of Woodpigeons and Chaffinches into town.
Steve
I've failed to add any new species in the whole of February, in fact it's six weeks since the last new sighting!
This Beast from the East is putting me off going further than the garden so I am doing a lot more watches there than usual. A totally unexpected garden lifer this morning
55 Little Gull - an adult flew SW low overhead
Not much other movement so far today, just 7 Lapwings and 14 Fieldfares.
Steve