Saturday, 1 January 2011
First Footing
Nice stroll from home to West Hartford and back this afternoon bagged 28 species, with the highlights being GSW and 'Missile' Thrush along the burn, and a lone Lesser Redpoll to the north of the sub-station.
Thursday, 30 December 2010
My Way
And now, the end is near, and so I face, the final curtain.....
A super 2010 draws to a close, with some birding highs documented. Nineteen additions to the Life List is, in itself, pretty good, but within them some birds I have waited a long time to see. Hobby (and on my door step), Great White Egret, Nightjar, Woodchat Shrike and Rough-legged Buzzard were ornithogasmic!
Regrets, I've had a few.....
And only a few. Not going for the Whiskered Tern, and dipping on Ring-necked Duck (twice) and Hawfinch (yet again) are but three.
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew, when I bit off more than I could chew.....
Challenging Sir Vipers of Dinnington, who 'won' 236 - 231!
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way.....
Thanks to all who have assisted, stifled, thwarted, supported and generally contributed to this year - here's to an even better 2011.
A super 2010 draws to a close, with some birding highs documented. Nineteen additions to the Life List is, in itself, pretty good, but within them some birds I have waited a long time to see. Hobby (and on my door step), Great White Egret, Nightjar, Woodchat Shrike and Rough-legged Buzzard were ornithogasmic!
Regrets, I've had a few.....
And only a few. Not going for the Whiskered Tern, and dipping on Ring-necked Duck (twice) and Hawfinch (yet again) are but three.
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew, when I bit off more than I could chew.....
Challenging Sir Vipers of Dinnington, who 'won' 236 - 231!
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way.....
Thanks to all who have assisted, stifled, thwarted, supported and generally contributed to this year - here's to an even better 2011.
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