Two new additions to the Utch year list today in the form of a Goldcrest and a rather dodgy Y-Front among the 'lags that had obviously eloped with one of them from the nearby "pain in the birders arse" that is the free rangin' wildfowl collection at my employers base in Rocester!!! So that takes me to 124 for the year if I take into account dodgy category D escapees from Rocester.
It's funny though, I spent all last winter hopin' for a Y-Front and one finally turns up in soddin' swinin' August with a bunch of feral grass guzzlin' Greylags!
Most of yesterdays Gypos were still pres' and Yellow Wag's had risen to at least 13 but the highlight of a rather rushed visit was 2 Greenshank that literally dropped in just after 8 o'clock and then took off almost instantly and flew over to the dark side.
Greenshank 2, LRP 7, Common Sand' 1, Dunlin 1, Green Sand' 1, Gypo 5, Yellow Wag' 13, Willow Tit 1, Kingfisher 1.
With taxi drivin' duties complete and me old dear back at home I gave old Vaughanicus a ring and said I'd meet him at Blithers seein' as I couldnt twist his arm for a quick trip up the M1 for a shufty at the Bairds at Lound.
Lurkin' in the carpark at Blithers munchin' on a pickled gerkin was none other than Blithers very own Captain Caveman lookey likey Ricardo Berry or as the kids used to say at his old school"ooh Richie Berry, ooh Richie Berry, ooh Richie Berry, ooh Richie Berry"(one for all Stokies and Wolvo fans there). A quick chuckle with Ricardo revealed that he'd been pourin' scorn on Boy Georges recent records and he wouldn't be buyin' anymore!!!
A quick check of Blithe Bay produced zip apart from seven Little Egrets and four Common Sand's.
Tad Bay wasn't that much better either with another three egrets and a couple of Blackwits.
Little Egret 10, Common Sand' 4, Black'wit 2, LRP 5,
That's all folks.
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