dwatsonbirder
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No overseas trips for me this year either, and aside from a week in Cornwall and Northumberland very little time elsewhere.
In no particular order;
Firecrest - one in the garden and immediate environs during the 1st lockdown was the sign of a promising start to my lockdown garden list...
Honey Buzzard (garden and Somerset tick) (additionally there were 3 Osprey over my garden during the lockdown and I missed a fourth!)
Marsh warbler (Somerset and self-found tick)
Green winged teal (self-found tick) during our week in Northumberland
Dusky warbler(s) - one of which we found, and was joined by a second bird in the same tree - (unexpected to say the least in the UK) during our week in Northumberland
Red flanked bluetail - two together in Northumberland was special, and I hadn't seen one for a few years. Still a big blank on my self-found list...
Little Bittern* (self-found and Somerset tick *pending acceptance from BBRC)
Wood warbler (self-found and patch tick)
Goshawk - probably my best views of this species this year, and lucky to see them fairly regularly now we've moved to the Forest of Dean
Red footed falcon - Best views of this species, with a 2cy male within 40mins of home and cruising 3m above my head at one point
I won't mention the Laughing or Ring billed gulls that other people found on my patch in the spring...
Hoping for a healthy (and Covid - free) 2021, with some overseas travel. Stay safe all.
In no particular order;
Firecrest - one in the garden and immediate environs during the 1st lockdown was the sign of a promising start to my lockdown garden list...
Honey Buzzard (garden and Somerset tick) (additionally there were 3 Osprey over my garden during the lockdown and I missed a fourth!)
Marsh warbler (Somerset and self-found tick)
Green winged teal (self-found tick) during our week in Northumberland
Dusky warbler(s) - one of which we found, and was joined by a second bird in the same tree - (unexpected to say the least in the UK) during our week in Northumberland
Red flanked bluetail - two together in Northumberland was special, and I hadn't seen one for a few years. Still a big blank on my self-found list...
Little Bittern* (self-found and Somerset tick *pending acceptance from BBRC)
Wood warbler (self-found and patch tick)
Goshawk - probably my best views of this species this year, and lucky to see them fairly regularly now we've moved to the Forest of Dean
Red footed falcon - Best views of this species, with a 2cy male within 40mins of home and cruising 3m above my head at one point
I won't mention the Laughing or Ring billed gulls that other people found on my patch in the spring...
Hoping for a healthy (and Covid - free) 2021, with some overseas travel. Stay safe all.