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Message: <blockquote data-quote="devilbirder" data-source="post: 1461080" data-attributes="member: 104902">Just come back from Manchester, which was to celebrate my Jewish cousin's Bar Mitzvah, though I took advantage of it for birding purposes!I got 6 year ticks thanks to the trip, finally putting me safely ahead of Josh, at 172.On the way up (Saturday), along the M40, I got my first year tick in the form of several Red Kites. On Sunday, at Pennington Flash I missed the Grasshopper Warblers (as usual; this species is now joining my list of unluckiest birds which includes Honey Buzzard and Rough-legged Buzzard) but got my 2nd year tick which was a Common Sandpiper.Monday was the day we returned home to London, but we made the slight detour of South Stack, Angelsey for seabirds lol ! Here I got 1 lifer (Puffin) and 3 other year ticks; Razorbill, Fulmar and Chough. Also seen were Rock Pipits, a Kittiwake, Wheatears, Ravens and immense numbers of Guillemots! This was the first time I've seen a proper seabird cliff colony with auks etc on the ledges in sum plum, what an experience! I scanned the calm sea for Manx Shearwaters and Shags but with no luck, and looked amongst the Linnets for Twite, but no result. Oh well, I'm happy with the seabirds that I did get B <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</blockquote>

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