Dunno about the rest of the local patch birding fraternity but I always find my birding dries up after the first week of June and never seems to get going again until the middle of August. I guess it's because there isn't anything new to see before the Autumn migration season starts again........do other northern hemisphere birders also experience this summer lull or do you still do your local patch? And if so do you see much?
Maybe I'm just lazy.......also I have to say I actually like cool weather for birding and now it's starting to warm up ( relatively ) so I'm getting stuck in summer torpor. The best part of my local patch also transforms into a buggy sweaty jungle walk ( uphill too! ) and the mountains nearby are often shrouded in mist so I seem to spend much more time on the balcony drinking a nice cold one than birding......am I being unreasonably lazy?
I went on a short walk today-nowt especially interesting but a lot of fledged birds about-families of Great Tit, Red Cheeked Starling, Bull Headed Shrike, Black Backed Wagtail were present and a Grey Heron too and one male Cuckoo ( sp? it was silent ).
I hate to say it but roll on Autumn......
Maybe I'm just lazy.......also I have to say I actually like cool weather for birding and now it's starting to warm up ( relatively ) so I'm getting stuck in summer torpor. The best part of my local patch also transforms into a buggy sweaty jungle walk ( uphill too! ) and the mountains nearby are often shrouded in mist so I seem to spend much more time on the balcony drinking a nice cold one than birding......am I being unreasonably lazy?
I went on a short walk today-nowt especially interesting but a lot of fledged birds about-families of Great Tit, Red Cheeked Starling, Bull Headed Shrike, Black Backed Wagtail were present and a Grey Heron too and one male Cuckoo ( sp? it was silent ).
I hate to say it but roll on Autumn......