Well the first time I have walked to Turnpike hide for a year and half. Rather a struggle but made it with my son in tow to make sure I was ok. The thing is it took rather a long time but well worth seeing the LONG BILLED DOWITCHER and a sculking CATTLE EGERET.
The issue on site is that as the water is disappearing so are the birds. Especially the BTG which just a short time ago were in hundreds at over a thousand. Today a different scene with a handful of BTG. Still hundreds of WIGEON with a scattering of other duck including SHELLDUCK, MALLARD, PINTAIL, TEAL. It was also exciting when a PERIGRINE came through over the old scrape and put everything up. Had five SNIPE, MEADOW PIP, STONECHAT, MARSH HARRIER, in all 49 species, so a good show.
No comments:
Post a Comment