Saturday, 4 April 2015

What's wrong with a ride round our lovely country.

It's arrived. Lovely day.

Wrentham:  Best bird here today was a lovely pair of LITTLE OWLS. New to me these birds but what a smashing pair?  Good to note the variation in colour, not sure if it is a sexist thing or not. But its very noticeable in this pair.

                                                         

    
 

Hen Reed Bed:   On arrival the call of CETTI'S WARBLER was a real critter. Also the tumbling of a male MARSH HARRIER from high in the sky and strait into the reed bed is something of a classic. Also the plaintive a call of the low flying overhead of a CURLEW is that other feature of spring. Then the other call one which even Mary could here from the car of a booming BITTERN.
IT'S SPRING?
Ness Point:  I had 9 DUNLIN fly close in and head south. Then several CORMORANT heading here there and everywhere. With a close in (Sinesis) in smashing colour. A small flock of KITTYWAKE resting well out on the water and well out RED THROATED DIVER all heading North with 3 GANNET. To really see things moving was to see two FULMER heading low over the water in the same direction as everything else. Then I heard a call behind me and landing just past was a lovely adult male SNOW BUNTING. Truly the last of Winter, summer here we come.

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