Tips for cold windy weather birding? (1 Viewer)

[snowyowl]

Dress in layers and head for exposed coastal areas to look for whatever blows in. Mind you, I almost froze my hands yesterday when out taking pictures of the sunrise. Took almost an hour before the pain disappeared.

 

[egret3]

Good Morning:

I agree.. It is a bit too cold to be
out birding at this time
for me, anyway
so, stay close to home, very cozy and
warm and read up
March will be here soon and perhaps
then we will get out, many I know still
head down to the Leslie Street Spit
a lovely spot, where they view foxes,
owls and other animals. Although, they
do become angry at some of the photographers

I do attend at a Marina where they had a
few lovely swans, and though a bitterly
cold day, a joy to observe.

 

[dendroica_john]

For really windy days, you can head to open water since the ducks and gulls will still be there. Heavy wind will make viewing difficult, even with just binoculars. I would also suggest birding any local patches where there are hills or tree stands that break up the wind. Frequently I will find plenty of bird activity on the sides that are sheltered from the wind.

 

[albatross02]

Cycling during winter

Hi,

most of my birdtours I make with mountainbike.
I use microfaser jogging or crosscountry ski trousers.
If it get coulder Polartec 100 or 200, o rif it is more cold combination of both.
For wind protection I use Goretex closes.
If I do not move, I use down closes e.g. a vest.
Additional termos flask with tea is recommended.
I made tours in January until -8 centigrads.
More problem here near the coast is the wetness and the strong wind.

Best regards
Dieter

 

[Surreybirder]

cold


-20 take away 32 devide by 9 and multiply by 5 Jos = Deg C so it is -28.9 Deg C ie COLD all the best

But it was +20 not -20!

 

[Jos Stratford]

But it was +20 not -20!

Thread was in 2006, mathematics correction after almost 19 years 🙂

 

[halftwo]

20⁰ isn't cold. It rarely gets above that except for midsummer in Britain.
I'd suggest the tropics if you need to be above 25⁰ more or less permanently.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Would suspect the OP meant 20 degrees Fahrenheit, as they were in America. That's about -6 Centigrade, so fairly cold.

 

[Surreybirder]

Sorry, I seem to have started a discussion about an historic post. I was really trying to look for advice on what to wear when birding in sub-zero temperatures but couldn't resist correcting N. Grant! +20 deg F is still quite cold for me!!

 

[Jinac]

If it's a real question, I'd say

For the top : Merino underwear, micro fleece/fleece, down jacket, hardshell

For the legs : Merino underwear, first pants more or less second pants.

For feet : big socks, high top hiking shoes

For the head : little woolen hat and less little wind stopper hat