A birding day today starting with a walk up Ringby Lane and along Ringby Top, followed by the Hag Lane circular bridleways.
I was on the Snow Bunt. hunt.
The weather was bright and breezy to start but very cold and windy on Ringby Top.
The rain just started as I got back to the car.
The ski-slope was having an autumn clean up.
After lunch I had a drive in the sleety rain to see what might be about.
After sitting in the car for 15 minutes until the worst of the rain had gone I got me boots on and had a gander about.
I put some meal worms out for the birds this aft.
My 'pied' Blackbird came along and enjoyed a few, eating the Mealworms very dignified like the Queen might - then 3 Starlings arrived - end of finesse!
Birds:
Ringby Lane area:
The usual Corvids and c70 Small Gull with a few Herring Gulls passing overhead , a few Meadow Pipit. Goldfinch, Dunnock and Starlings was about all I could manage here.
Hag Lane circular:
1 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest.
Starlings, Rooks and c40 Woodpigeon was about me lot.
Elsewhere:
The sleety rain abated and I was rewarded with a Barn Owl hunting - magic.
Yesterday's wet weather, probably bringing the bird out earlier today, to find food.
I manged a few record shots.
A rare bird to report , for a change, makes going out in this rotten weather, worthwhile.
Herring Gull
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