Photos:
Teal and Gadwall on Pumphouse Pool
Great Black-backed Gull (4th winter?) on Birchwood Pool
Second winter Iceland Gull on Arpley Tip as seen from Moore
20th January
I had an early morning walk around HGF today in the drizzle. Dispiriting weather this – roll on Spring. A single immature drake Goldeneye was new in; otherwise no real change in the birds present.
Late afternoon I found some time to visit Moore again. There were few gulls on Birchwood pool in the rain, however a large flock of gulls had roosted on the grass bank on the side of the tip which can be seen from the hide. With the scope on high zoom I picked out a second winter Iceland Gull. A male Bullfinch was also a welcome sight.
I made it back home in time to visit the feeding station where 70+ Tree Sparrows, a Yellowhammer and 9 Grey Partridges were having supper.
21st January
Quiet day for a Saturday – I don’t seem to be able to find the time for birding as much at weekends. A male Sparrowhawk was seen a couple of times in the garden today. On the second occasion the garden was full of birds when he appeared and none saw him – he zoomed through past the feeders (don’t know whether he caught anything) and was out before anything else moved. There was almost a stunned silence immediately after!
72 Tree Sparrows, 2 Yellowhammers and 4 Grey Partridges were seen at the feeding station today. In Rixton I found a flock of around 120 Fieldfares in fields opposite the end of Chapel Lane.
I had an early morning walk around HGF today in the drizzle. Dispiriting weather this – roll on Spring. A single immature drake Goldeneye was new in; otherwise no real change in the birds present.
Late afternoon I found some time to visit Moore again. There were few gulls on Birchwood pool in the rain, however a large flock of gulls had roosted on the grass bank on the side of the tip which can be seen from the hide. With the scope on high zoom I picked out a second winter Iceland Gull. A male Bullfinch was also a welcome sight.
I made it back home in time to visit the feeding station where 70+ Tree Sparrows, a Yellowhammer and 9 Grey Partridges were having supper.
21st January
Quiet day for a Saturday – I don’t seem to be able to find the time for birding as much at weekends. A male Sparrowhawk was seen a couple of times in the garden today. On the second occasion the garden was full of birds when he appeared and none saw him – he zoomed through past the feeders (don’t know whether he caught anything) and was out before anything else moved. There was almost a stunned silence immediately after!
72 Tree Sparrows, 2 Yellowhammers and 4 Grey Partridges were seen at the feeding station today. In Rixton I found a flock of around 120 Fieldfares in fields opposite the end of Chapel Lane.
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