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Return of the Wanderer
On arrival for Monday duty at Sandgrounder’s, I saw that ‘Snow Goose’ had been entered in the book that morning. I didn’t have to wonder for terribly wrong before spotting the individual in question, not a great view but enough to see the blue base to the bill that marked this as Ross’s Goose. Somehow, the beird seemed larger than the one that was present last year, but it was favouring the same spot up the side channel from the hide, and it was a year ago. Same bird until proven otherwise, I reckon.
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Leighton Moss
A trip to Leighton Moss in the teeth of Storm Abigail provided some nice views of a limited selection of birds.
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Garden List +1: Goldcrest
The leaves have gone from the birches in the garden, so it’s easier to see who’s flitting around in the branches. Today I spotted my first Goldcrest - I knew there had to be some!
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Thrills and Spills at Sandgrounder's!
Hard to know which way to look from Sandgrounder’s hide (RSPB Marshside) this afternoon. A Jack Snipe was present at the near edge of the big island, showing well at first, but then tucked away in some vegetation; almost invisible when still but clear enough when pogoing.
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Garden first: Redwing
The garden is alive with birds at the moment, and in addition to some of the regulars I just today spotted a Redwing in the birch trees.
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Black-necked Grebe
There was a Black-necked Grebe at Fairhaven lake. We went, we saw, we didn’t blog about it until nearly a month later and don’t have much to say on
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Marshside odds and sods
A few firsts for me at Marshside.
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Gull and Skua Show
A ‘Sand Dune Safari’ event was repurposed as a bit of birdwatching when I was the only customer to show up. A bit of time with John Dempsey is always educational and this was no exceptions.
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Sabine's Gull at Pennington Flash
The long-staying Sabine’s Gull at Pennington Flash was among the first three birds I saw when I raised my binoculars to my eyes. Talk about an easy tick! The bird was sculling around near the assembled twitchers and ‘togs, making the occasional short flight before returning to the stage.
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Trip up North
A little getaway somwhat up North brought me a few firsts.
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