Recent Birding

 Links Hill: Still little about except for one COMMON GULL and four MED GULLS. The best was an immature bird which showed good characteristics of the  younger bird. This bird was somewhat of a flighty bird. But after care it shew well.

Blunderston Lanes:  Circular walk was not really a winter climax except for two WOODCOCK one which flew high and another which I put to flight. One YELLOWHAMMER and several LINNET, CHAFFINCH and GOLDFINCH. Also a single COMMON BUZZARD.

Colville Works: This little pool of run off water is worth a look whenever there is a need to call in. A single GREY WAGTAIL, was flitting through surface weed. With it a single MOORHEN, song thrush, blackbird, starling, great tit, collard dove.

  

Fem Park and Ness Point.

 Spent an hour around the Fen with the boy. The best if course was a single GREY WAGTAIL but also pulled in SONG THRUSH, LTT, BLUE TIT, GREAT, MOORHEN 7.

Ness Point: Todays view had three GOOSANDER heading North but well out. Also 14 CORMORANT but on show was a really good ROCK PIPIT. Very heavily streaked. Also 4 PURPLE SANDPIPER. Well off 4 RED THROATED DIVER.

 

North Dene's

 Rather cold and a step out of the car and the newly appeared scrap from sea spray over the wall. The BAR TAILED GODWIT was still around with his single flag and single leg. More DUNLIN here today with a small flock of LINNET. BRENT GOOSE, REDSHANK, LAPWING, numerous MEADOW PIPIT but Rob pinned down a CASPIAN GULL. Adult bird with characteristic features.

North Cove, Barnby.

After being locked away for five days an hour in the snow is enough. The weather bright and snow only light but with the sun on your back its just the best feeling.

I don't know who was the most shocked when a WOODCOCK took to the air only a meter away. It was one of two but the biggest surprise was the GREAT WHITE EGERET that flew over my head at top of tree level. Also three COMMON BUZZARD went over calling as they went. SISKIN calling eating mast as well as the usual tit population. The best being the usual winter birds on the feeding station. With COAL TIT and MARSH TIT. TREECREEPER and GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER. A very productive walk for an hour.

Links Hill.

 Call in with a few MED GULLS and four COMMON GULL. Several TURNSTONES running around. but the best was a BLACK HEADED GULL. First rung in Norway and seen again for the first time this year and several times over six years.