Local Patch & Beyond 2023

After having Goldcrest in garden today I was buzzing so wondered if anything could equal my excitement.

Black Bank:  14.00 - 14.25  &  15.30 - 15.50  Cloudy and chilly.

Linnet - c150
Whooper Swan - 28
Mute Swan - 47
Buzzard - 5
Kestrel - 4
Teal - 13
Golden Plover - 23
Fieldfare - c60
Starling - c50
Roe Deer - 4
Coal Tit

Tuetoes:  14.30 - 15.25

Jay
Robin
Blackbird

Farmers Lane:  16.00 - 17.20

Kestrel
Buzzard
Little Egret
Roe Deer - 5
Dead Fox
At this site met up with Alan & Carol. 

Another excellent day!

John

Nebraska Wetlands:  13.15 - 15.15  cloudy and chilly. About one third of lake still frozen.

Mute Swan - 2
Mallard - 51 ( one male displaying to female) 
Shoveler - 5
Gadwall - 1 pair.
Canada Goose - 3
Pink-foot Goose - 1
Greylag Goose - 184
Wigeon - 130
Teal - 38
Tufted Duck - 1
Golden Plover - 18
Shelduck - 2
Pheasant
Common Gull - 4
Robin
Kestrel 
Buzzard - 2
Roe Deer - 3
Blackbird - 6

Cleatham:  13.00 & 15.25

Kestrel - 3
Roe Deer - 2
Fieldfare - 80

Black Bank:  16.00 - 16.30

LT Tit - 8
Great/Blue & Coal Tits
Fieldfare - 6
Kestrel
Reed Bunting male
GSW - 1 female

Very enjoyable afternoon but chilly.

John 

Went off-patch and to old sites not been to in years hoping for target species, sadly was disappointed.

Broughton Woods far to muddy and gates locked!
Keb Wood not a bird in sight!
Appleby Railway crossing had Kestrel on post while waiting for gates to open.
Appleby Carrs can almost always guarantee a raptor, not today only one Mute Swan!

Risby Warren:  13.30 - 13.40 dry.
Buzzard
Lapwing - 50
Blackbird - 3
Fieldfare - 39.

Roxby: 
Kestrel
Mallard - 12
Tufted Duck - 6

Winterton Floods:  13.55 - 14.30 heavy rain

Little Grebe - 4
Tufted Duck - 23
Gulls.

Farmers Lane:  14.55 - 15.20 heavy rain

Linnet - c100
Chaffinch - 32
Greenfinch - 6
Goldfinch - 32
Robin
Magpie - 2
Gulls
Kestrel
Little Egret - 2

Black Bank:  15.30 - 16.30 Rain

Whoopers still in same place.
Buzzard
Hare
Lt Tit/Blue/Great & Coal Tits.
Blackbird - 5
Reed Bunting - 3 male  (video of one, very flighty) at FS.

No place like home patch!!!!

Cheers

John 

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Brumby Common West - Farmer's Lane:  10.00 - 12.45 cold and sunny

Kestrel
Little Egret - 4
Yellowhammer - 40
Linnet - 400
Feral Pigeon - 500
Fieldfare - 30
Buzzard - 5
Redwing
Marsh Harrier
Reed Bunting - 10
Merlin
Lapwing - 30
Mallard - 2
Common Gull - 4
Black-head Gull  - 4
Pheasant
Magpie - 4
Red-leg Partridge - 2
Common Snipe
Pink-feet Geese - c200 going north
Goldfinch - 20
Chaffinch - 4
Greenfinch - 2

Susworth - Kestrel
Scotterthorpe - Kestrel

Tuetoes:  13.10 - 14.00

Little Owl - 2      (pics/video)
Robin
Chaffinches
Great Tit
Dunnock

Black Bank:  14.10 - 16.20

Starling - 30
Fieldfare - 3
Grey Heron 
Mute Swan - 47
Whooper Swan - 21
Kestrel - 3
Buzzard - 2
Blackbird - 8
Robin - 2
Coal/Great/Blue & LT Tits

Excellent day and same company!

With Alan & Carol.

Regards

John

Jan 8th: Farmer's Lane;  10.25 - 11.30 Windy.

Linnet - 100
Magpie - 9
Feral Pigeons - 500
Merlin
Buzzard - 2
Kestrel - 2
Greenfinch - 7
Fieldfare - 2
Skylark - 2
Common Gull - 3
Goldfinch - 30
Chaffinch - 4

East Butterwick:  11.35 - 12.15
Kestrel - 2
PFG - c50 going south
Buzzard
Linnet - 35
Cormorant
Magpie - 4
Starling - 20

Black Bank: 12.20 - 15.30 
Mute Swan - 33
Canada Geese - 2
Buzzard - 3
Kestrel - 3
Stonechat - female
Goldfinch - 15
Coal Tit - 2
Great Tit - 8
Blue Tit - 12
LT Tit - 8
Blackbird - 5
Chaffinch - 5
Jackdaw - 2
GSW - Male & Female
Moorhen - 3
Pheasant
Magpie - 2
Jay
Robin
Rooks - c200
Starling - 36
Fieldfare

An excellent day again.  Couldn't get logged in due to technical problems.  That's why posting is late.

John