Hey up folks, a classic mid March day today, full of expectancy as i searched for the first Northern Wheatear, LRP, Sand Martin or Chiff' and typically zip on all three fronts! A pretty poor visit really with the only thing of note being a miniscule movement of winter thrushs and Pied Wagtails. Wigeon numbers are droppin' now as they start to think about headin' back east and Goosander were down on this time last week.
Goosander 29
Wigeon 40
Tufty 17
Pochard 11
Mallard 70
Teal 8
Snipe 6
Curlew 6
Oyst' 5
Lappy 57
Green Sand' 1
Fieldfare 36
Redwing 30
Pied Wag' 20
Meadow Pip' 4
No birdin' pour moi tomorrow, it's time for the annual visit to The Greatest Dog Show In The World, Crufts at the NEC in Brum. Yep i'm a birder who loves dogs despite the increasingly bad press dogs get and i've also got three CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's that all about? Surely the stereotypical birder should hate both cats and dogs alike? Well not this lad, so anyone who thinks different please stop readin' here.
Nice shot of our Meg taken around Three Shires Head just before she popped her clogs and who is sadly compost now.
That's all folks.
Whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah, sweet child of mine! Hang on a minute?
ReplyDeleteUnless my maths is wrong, isn't Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin and Chiffchaff, four fronts?
Obviously the Kronenbourg was takin' it's toll at this point me old mucker.
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