Dec 192015
 
A Grey, Cold and Foggy Winters Day

On the 12th December, Glyn & I decided to try for Bearded Tits at Alkborough in Lincolnshire. It turned out to be a very Cold, Grey and Frosty morning, with some fog lingering over the meres and reed beds. Although we heard numerous Bearded Tits, during the morning, none were performing at close quarters. A family party of Whooper Swan, several Spotted Redshank, 10 Marsh Harrier and a “Ring-tailed” Hen Harrier, were the highlights of an otherwise disappointing day. A Christmas Robin – Alkborough, Lincolnshire – Tony Davison© Whooper Swan – A family party – above 5 images – Alkborough, Lincolnshire […]

Dec 072015
 
Desmond Blows a Gale !

Saturday 5th December, Glyn and I visited North Norfolk. Storm Desmond had hit the west side of Britain with devastating impact and Cumbria taking the brunt of it with over 300mm of rain falling and large areas of the county were very badly flooded. North Norfolk was only feeling the wind and it was blowing a Gale, making Birding and Photography extremely difficult. Simply trying to stand up and get out of the car wasn’t easy. We managed to see a few good birds, despite the conditions. Our first port of call was the small harbour at Brancaster Staithe, a Red-necked […]

Nov 302015
 
A Grey November Day

My wife and I spent the day in London on Saturday 28th November, visiting St.Paul’s Cathedral amongst other things. I woke up on Sunday morning to a real grey November day, what was I going to do? Local Patch, not done it for a while and at least I might get a chance of photographing a few common birds, I had to salvage something out of the day. I spent an hour looking over Staunton Harold Reservoir and typically very little. A drake Goldeneye, 10 Wigeon, a couple of Teal and a flyover Yellow-legged Gull were the highlights. So I […]

Nov 222015
 
A Bit of a Hoot!!

Rain, Gales, Rain, Gales – The theme for the past week. Question – Would Barnie & Co., bring in any good sea birds? The Met Office are now naming severe UK weather systems, whatever next! With the possibility of Leach’s Petrel, we decided to head off towards the North West in hope of striking lucky. Our Saturday morning was a bit of an anticlimax. One adult Mediterranean Gull, amongst literally thousands of gulls, was all we had for our efforts, in a bitterly cold wind, chaotic sea but bright sunshine. It seems that Leach’s Petrel were not in any numbers, […]

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