Looks like you both had a good day out whilst I did hangover golf - couple of buzzards and a birdie for Jamie. Year lists are all getting close - just need Twitchell to update his as he goes back in to the lead........................but for how long.
Started listening to my bird song CD's (not the spoken-word book by Sebastian someone or other). Must memorise as much as possible just like my Top-40 lists of the early 80's.
RSPB membership details received today and free bird box to follow.
84 and counting but no plans for a while. Cley and Titchwell not 'til April on a long weekend away - surely they well get me well into the 90's.
Our local Nuthatch was around today and Canno had a baby girl yesterday. Winter birds!
Kiss the Carpet
There may have been a communication breakdown in our planning for the Wirral. I was heading to Parkgate on the offchance of an abnormally high tide, in the knowledge that the published tide figure wouldn't reach the required level for another 24 hours. Roger seemed to have got the message that we were going to the second coming of Noah's Ark, and that a Montagu's Harrier was going to land on his head.
ReplyDeleteI was also under the impression that I was going with a grown man with 41 years' experience of mid-February weather. Imagine my surprise to find him in a pastel-shaded teabag vest and a pair of tight "Club Tropicana" shorts. He didn't even have fluorescent fingerless gloves.
The birding was OK, although I had hoped for better. Roger had a good surge forward on his scores, and I was chuffed with my first definite Raven and a good sighting of a Hen Harrier. I attach a photo of the Red Breasted Mergansers for the sake of evidence / bragging.
Oxford next weekend so I will be adding red kite but not much else for a few weeks.