Local Patch & Beyond 2022.

Hi Chris,

Noticed on Latest News you have made a typo with the Merlin and Tree Sparrow amounts, the comma is in wrong place. I would have loved to have seen two Merlin but well pleased to have seen one and two Tree Sparrow. 

Regards

John

Needed to get some fresh air after an eventful Xmas so went to nearest site on patch and had an excellent few hours!

Farmers Lane - Brumby Common West - 14:15  to 16:45  Sunny, Cloudy and Blustery cold wind.

Buzzard - 3
Linnet - c200
Yellowhammer - c40
Tree Sparrow - 2
Sparrowhawk - 2
Feral Pigeon - 30
Jackdaw - 12
Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
Blackbird - 2
Merlin caught prey in flock of Linnets , never seen this happen before!
Magpie - 14
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Peregrine
Kestrel - 2
Pheasant 

Wish I had taken my fur trappers hat, will next time!

Regards 

John aka Max

Called at Black Bank yesterday (21st) in hope I may see Tree Creeper but didn't. Did see Kestrel - 2 and Fieldfare - c50 could have seen more but only stayed 30 mins, I'd gone specifically to take the thrushes some apples and something for the mammals, a sort of Xmas Present that they wouldn't be expecting, BTW I didn't wear a red coat and sport a white beard

Cleatham - Kestrel. 
MSQ near entrance   Kestrel.

Nebraska Wetlands:  14.30 - 15.25  plenty of water, sunny.

Blue Tit
Mute Swan - 2
Shoveler - 9
Mallard - 41
Shelduck - 2
Gadwall - 3
Wigeon - 31
Teal - 16
Blackbird - 3
Magpie - 2
Collared Dove - 2
Disappointing no waders, maybe they had left, maybe not. Think in winter mornings would prove better.

That's me done till Boxing Day.

Cheers

Max

I like the way the eye is framed.

At Black Bank today