Local Patch & Beyond 2022.

Trippling Hows Bridleway  Grid Ref: SE 8605  Sunny & warm  15:00 - 19:30

Yellowhammer - 4
Kestrel - 2
Common Gull - 40
Wood Pigeon - 30
Great Tit - 2
Jay - 2 first have seen in years.
Pheasant juv - 1
Magpie - 1
Blackbird - 1
Robin - 1
Swallow - 1
Swifts - 30
Buzzard - 1
Goldfinch - 5 feeding on teasels close by.
9 Geese in distance no ID.
Corvid's - 25 

Really enjoyable afternoon and evening, not been here in 6 years, I had another name for it but this is its proper name.

John

Nebraska Wetlands:  14:20 to 16:20

Coot
Great-crested Grebe
Tufted Duck
Swallows
Pied Wagtail
Canada Geese
Greylag Geese +juvs
Grey Heron
Lapwing
Kestrel
Magpie
Wood Pigeons
Feral Pigeons
Moorhen
Crows
Swifts
Hobby saw one twice probably same one.
Linnets
Yellowhammer - 3
Goldfinch - 9
House Martins
Mute Swan +juvs
Little Egret - 2
Mallard + juvs

MSQ: 16:30 to 18:30 first visit in 7 years, met my mate Canadian Mike and he introduced me to his pal Gordon. Mike and I had a catch up etc, really enjoyed seeing him again!  I parked as close to the Riley bench in car park got my cushions out, one for bum and one for back, got my pack up and flask and sat there admiring the view especially a Sprawk that came very low and a Robin that almost landed on me knee coming for some mealworms , brill!!

Sparrowhawk
Mute Swan
Song Thrush nipped across path, brill.
Robin
Swifts
House Martins
Sand Martin
Not many bird species but my main reason for going out was for butterflies, anything more was a bonus. MSQ seems to have changed from my view in the car park, I will return again, only saw three cars.

Another brilliant day.

John  

 

Glad you are about. We are going out this evening looking for Nightjar & Woodcock + of course any owls.

18;00 Started at Carr Dyke (north) but sadly it was littered with glass bottles some of which were broken, so left and went to Carr Dyke (south) which was far more productive: 18:30 reason for delay I had to pump tyres up with compressor, I'd just been to pump them at garage and obviously let air out instead of in, idiot!
Pied Wagtail - 8
Mixed bunch of c20 House Martin/Swallow (don't like stopping next to farm house).
Buzzard
Linnet - 10
Kestrel - 2
Moorhen - 1 + 5 juvs.

Black Bank: 19:15 - 21:15 still, no breeze and warm

Moorhen 1 + 2 juv
Yellowhammer - 2
GSW 
Mallard - 3
Swallow - 7
House martin - 13
Swift - 2
Common Gull - 2
Chaffinch
Wood Pigeons and Crows.
Buzzard with prey going to nest. plus two more Buzzard in another area.
Kestrel - 4 in air together  down Sands Lane late on.
Barn Owl - 2 both seen at entrance to their respective boxes just before I left, would have waited till dark to see them hunting but I feed the hedgehogs at 21:45, can't let them down!

Very enjoyable evening.

JTG
 

This going birding etc late afternoon/early evening is paying dividends. Today arrived at Black Bank at 16:10 and stayed till 20:10 did 95% of it and finished at Sands Lane (which is still part of Black Bank) as usual. My day was slightly marred by an idiot who had fly-tipped since last visit, next to me butterfly spot, took some pics, rubbish was blue paper recycling boxes and large flower pots!!!!!!!!!

Sunny & Hot with slight breeze:

Family of Yellow Wagtails 2 adult & 3 juvs (this made my day) got distant pics , pity I hadn't camera set up when they were in dyke.
Yellowhammer - 3
Greenfinch
House Martin - c40
Swallow - 12
Pied Wagtail - 3
Feral Pigeons
Buzzard - 2
Kestrel - 2
Wood Pigeons
Starling - 3
Magpie - 3
 Mallard
Common Gull - 10
Swift - 6
Crows
Black-head Gull - 2
Goldfinch - 6
Common Tern

Brill day!

John 

Made it at last after a enforced break of nine months, lovely to get out in the fresh air, certainly fresh today with a strong wind blowing but sunny as well. Didn't want to venture to far on my first trips out, this time went to Black Bank (eastern end) and finished at Sand Lane as usual. Arrived 16:00 and left 18:00 had a decent total but main things I wanted to see was butterflies and wasn't disappointed also a Broad Bodied Chaser (both recorded in their sections).

Mallard - 2
Green Woodpecker
Magpie
Crow - 9
Wood Pigeon - 18
Buzzard
House Martin - 3
Common Gull
Black-headed Gull
Reed Bunting
Chaffinch
Blackbird - 3
Swift - 4
Swallow - 2

Well chuffed!

JTG