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Great Black-backed Gulls, HGF
Mediterranean Gull, Halton
20th November
I awoke this morning to thick mist everywhere in N Lancs which made viewing anything very difficult. I generally didn’t bother – just nipping over to Melling to check out the Whoopers (nine) and the geese there which constituted a couple of hundred Canadas and Greylags. In the afternoon it cleared up, however we were heading back home then. A quick check of Halton weir on my way past produced another adult Med.
I checked the feeding station again on arriving home – nothing again. Not a single bird. What on earth is going on? On 5th November, 15 days ao, there were 82 Tree Sparrows and the feeding station had been busy every day with House Sparrows, Grey Partridges, Collared Doves, Chaffinches etc. Since then I have not seen a single bird near the place.
Further up the lane was a gull flock which comprised 87 Black-headed Gulls and 55 Herring Gulls, Two Meadow Pipits also flew over. On HGF late afternoon were 7 Great Black-backed Gulls, all bunched together in a small flock. In the south field were 17 Pied Wags.
21st November
No birding today.
I awoke this morning to thick mist everywhere in N Lancs which made viewing anything very difficult. I generally didn’t bother – just nipping over to Melling to check out the Whoopers (nine) and the geese there which constituted a couple of hundred Canadas and Greylags. In the afternoon it cleared up, however we were heading back home then. A quick check of Halton weir on my way past produced another adult Med.
I checked the feeding station again on arriving home – nothing again. Not a single bird. What on earth is going on? On 5th November, 15 days ao, there were 82 Tree Sparrows and the feeding station had been busy every day with House Sparrows, Grey Partridges, Collared Doves, Chaffinches etc. Since then I have not seen a single bird near the place.
Further up the lane was a gull flock which comprised 87 Black-headed Gulls and 55 Herring Gulls, Two Meadow Pipits also flew over. On HGF late afternoon were 7 Great Black-backed Gulls, all bunched together in a small flock. In the south field were 17 Pied Wags.
21st November
No birding today.
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