A double
dose of birding today with Sue off for meal at her friend Helen’s she dropped
me off at Ogden – Union Lane.
Later on
near the Moorlands, a text from BS had me scouring the skies for Golden Plover,
but I failed to get them so – guess what – I had to drown my sorrows in the
Moorlands with a pint of Guinness – thanks for the text Bri.
Union Lane – Golf Course Area 16:40 –
18:00
After a dearth
of local Blackcaps for me this year,
they seemed to be everywhere this evening – 4 seen and a few others heard.
Other Birds:-
Chiffchaff,
Oystercatcher, Long Tailed Tit.
A bird
calling nearby took me ages to locate. Then there it was 100 yds right in front
of me, a superb Reed Bunting, one of my favourite birds.
18:05 - 19:30 (ish) Ogden Water
I did the
usual circuit.
A Pheasant
called nearby and there were 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 15 Canada Geese,
Mallards, 12 Black Headed Gulls – (no common gull that I could see), Willow
Warbler, Chiffchaff, Jay.
A real
shame, I’ve enjoyed many a bacon sarnie or salad there – always top class food.
Pipits in trees
(The photos have been lightened in Picasa because they were very dark)
I need a bit more practice with this video malarkey!
Nice day out John, by the way your flash player needs updating lol
ReplyDeleteThe video shows fine on my laptop but not supported on my Kindle Dave.
ReplyDeleteI use the Google Blogger Tool to import the video onto my blog.
There may be a better method of getting video (mp4) files onto the blog but I don't know what it is!!
Thks for the comment.
Sorry for this late response but I've been on the Isle of Wight
for the last 10days. I could move there tomorrow - love it there.
All the best
John