Hope they continue Rob,a good year for you with two County Ticks,considering your ranking in the CountyMany thanks for that. They were my two county ticks for the year.
Hope they continue Rob,a good year for you with two County Ticks,considering your ranking in the CountyMany thanks for that. They were my two county ticks for the year.
Identifying migrant traps, flyways/conduits is key Prestdj, indeed any “island” concentrations seems to work for me.👍spent a lot of my days walking this year around mytholmroyd (try saying that after a few pints) found a few nice new birds for my local list
barn owl always thought the hill you can see from the garden looked good for one so very early one morning 1 hunting over the fields
grasshopper warbler reeling at 6am at broadhead clough
lesser whitethroat behind the garage we use
redstart a female type in a real migrant trap, a large overgrown garden just between the moors/fields
spotted flycatcher again in moor edge garden
greylag goose yep a first! six flew over the house
ive identified certain places that attracted migrants so looking forward to 2024
I may have the answer: enlarge your patch just a little bit!It’s been a good year on patch, finding red-throated pipit was probably best, melodious warbler, 3 Serin, 3 Richards pipits, 2 bee-eaters, Kumulien’s gull, night heron and golden oriole other highlights. Seawatching also good from patch, finding 10+ Wilson’s, 2 feas, barolo, scopoli’s etc.
Also rather frustratingly, I found squacco heron, Woodchat, alpine swift and hoopoe within a mile of my patch. SW Cornwall is very underwatched, I barely saw a birder on or near my patch all year.
I think 2024 will be quieter…
So which of the 16 quoted would (as per keeping to the thread title) would you regard as your best Ryanl?It’s been a good year on patch, finding red-throated pipit was probably best, melodious warbler, 3 Serin, 3 Richards pipits, 2 bee-eaters, Kumulien’s gull, night heron and golden oriole other highlights. Seawatching also good from patch, finding 10+ Wilson’s, 2 feas, barolo, scopoli’s etc.
Also rather frustratingly, I found squacco heron, Woodchat, alpine swift and hoopoe within a mile of my patch. SW Cornwall is very underwatched, I barely saw a birder on or near my patch all year.
I think 2024 will be quieter…
I'm guessing the Red-throated Pipit he said was "probably best"!So which of the 16 quoted would (as per keeping to the thread title) would you regard as your best Ryanl?
Missed that!…amongst the others.😮I'm guessing the Red-throated Pipit he said was "probably best"!
John