Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
September 13th
77. Lesser Redpoll - heard whilst processing my moth trap.
Steve
77. Lesser Redpoll - heard whilst processing my moth trap.
Steve
Despite more time out in the garden than ever before I have not had a single flycatcher of either species, nor any of the warblers you mention. My only highlights have been nice views of an Osprey, the brief Redstart and even briefer fly-over Tree Pipit.
So I reckon you are having a great autumn Ken.
Steve
Always hoped for but never guaranteed, eighteen days earlier than last year's single occurrence....a fitting no.90!, bringing my highest ever annual total....however with another three months to go...do I go for the ton? Methinks it might be ten too far. :eek!:
Hopefully dressed
No rest
Firecrest
To hit ninety
Blithely
Will retiree
Ken
Have gotten
An additional ten
Stay awake
To make
Or Break
Hit the ton
Story told and no gun
Hopefully fun
We'll see
Presumably
On New Year's E'e
September 27th.
78. Common Snipe - two flew NW
Also my first six Redwings of the autumn, SW.
Steve
Well it seems to be the week for them:
80: SNIPE!! An absolute mega!
Grrr indeed! I’m tempted to do a cricket-style ‘Retired hurt’:CG-r-r-r-r! H.
Always hoped for but not really expecting this morning at 9.35am. amidst the grey and drizzle which always seems to activate the Goldfinches and Poeciles. Brief, bad views initially (silhouette only) reappearing some thirty minutes later in the Sallow that was thronged with tits and finches flicking double-barred wings and briefly interacting with a Chiffy, a hat-trick for the garden 2015, 2016 and today no.91 Yellow-browed Warbler! Having imaged the other two previous, this bird did not oblige zipping up and disappearing into the throng n'er to be seen again, however I'll keep my eyes peeled! :t: