Tried again for Garden Warbler at The Carrs tonight. Failed! And Barn Owl were absent too. T he Wood Sandpiper at Bothal had turned into a Common by the time I got there today, a bit like last time when it had become a Green. Third time lucky?
On a positive note, the Greenshank at West Hartford last night was there again tonight at 6pm.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Monday, 3 May 2010
Invasion
I was actually encouraged to take a few hours this morning by Mrs L, so that's what I did and by 7:00 am, I was walking the path to Holywell Pond's Members' Hide looking/listening for Davy Tee's Garden Warbler. Consistent with yesterday's borin result, it was resounding NO! Grasshopper to the left of the Public Hide, Sedge to the right, with essence of Willow, but nothing more. Canada Geese had six wee ones, and a strange Canada/Greylag hybrid, plus Mute Swan, a pair of Common Tern and a few 'bits' were duly noted before a hail storm intervened.
So off the the Beehive, which contained five Mutes, two Lapwings and five Greylags.
John Masefield, English Poet Laureate, 1930-1967, wrote (Sea-Fever) I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, so if it was good for him, it's good for me, off to The Sluice.
Steady streams of Gannets, Kittiwakes and auks north, with one Manx Shearwater, and a bloody freezing northerly wind meant the 08:00 - 09:00 period was shortened as the need for toast and coffee kicked in!
So off the the Beehive, which contained five Mutes, two Lapwings and five Greylags.
John Masefield, English Poet Laureate, 1930-1967, wrote (Sea-Fever) I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, so if it was good for him, it's good for me, off to The Sluice.
Steady streams of Gannets, Kittiwakes and auks north, with one Manx Shearwater, and a bloody freezing northerly wind meant the 08:00 - 09:00 period was shortened as the need for toast and coffee kicked in!
Sunday, 2 May 2010
Borin' Afternoon
Spent an hour this afternoon up and down the path near the sentry box at The Carrs looking for Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin, hence the superb title to this page!). Cold and windy conditions kept all but the hardiest warblers quiet and hidden, except Willows. Before the drive to Mayfair Cottage, managed to bag this chap:
Hardly a Stone Curlew, but a pleasant time had by all, including Mrs L who was smitten by the goats!
The horse field to the left before the box had Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare (tell them the flight ban's over), Swallow and House Martin. The field to the right beyond the box had half a dozen Swift above it.
Hardly a Stone Curlew, but a pleasant time had by all, including Mrs L who was smitten by the goats!
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