{"id":23466,"date":"2018-03-19T19:56:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T19:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=23466"},"modified":"2018-03-19T19:57:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T19:57:43","slug":"local-patch-hit-by-mini-beast-from-the-east-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/local-patch-hit-by-mini-beast-from-the-east-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Patch hit by Mini Beast from the East II"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few visits over the weekend and 1 today to my local Patch in South Derbyshire<\/strong><\/span>. It was really bitterly cold this morning, with a strong easterly wind and snow & ice still on the ground but not as bad as Sunday 18th March, when conditions were dreadful. I managed to find just a single Black-necked Grebe close in-shore and so took advantage and spent a good hour with the bird in very cold conditions, managing a few decent shots. I hope the bird lingers on long enough to see it in full summer plumage. Despite a great deal of searching, I couldn’t find the other bird. Over the past few days I’ve managed to find a few good birds including – a female Merlin (16th); several Raven, 2 Black-necked Grebe on 16th; adult Kittiwake (16th); 4 Shoveler (16th) Chiffchaff (16th) 2 Skylark (16th) 4 Meadow Pipit (18th); male Goldeneye (16th); 1st winter Caspian Gull (16th).<\/p>\n

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Black-necked Grebe<\/strong> – above 6 images – Tony Davison\u00a9<\/em><\/p>\n

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Robin<\/strong> – above 2 images – Tony Davison\u00a9<\/em><\/p>\n

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Yellowhammer<\/strong> – above 3 images – A cool looking bird in snow – Tony Davison\u00a9<\/em><\/p>\n

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