Not quite dawn, but an hour thereafter and whilst Wessie was quiet, Arcot was lifting.
New arrival, a Common Tern, was welcome (three weeks late), with Lesser Whitethroat near the gate and the SE field, Sedgies everywhere and Gropper, Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff too.
Water Rail called from the E reedbed, and the Green Woodpecker from the north end. A Song Thrush in the NW corner fancied itself as part Oyc and part Buzzard, and there were plenty of other birds about too numerous to mention.
Oh what a beautiful morning!
PS - Like Compo and Clegg, The Guvnor and I were chewing the fat this afternoon at Arcot when blow me (not a phrase to exclaim out loud at that place, I should add), two Yellow Wags over NW. Patch Lifer for Clegg; barely raised an eye-brow for Compo!!!
Monday, 6 May 2013
Saturday, 4 May 2013
More Grrrr!
Quick tour of the patch (very) early this morning as it's work today and tomorrow. Hit'n'miss so far, the hits being Ring-necked Parakeet at Arcot Golf Course and Ringed Plover at Wessie H. The misses were Black-tailed Godwit at Arcot and the Heron at East Chev. I may get up there later this afternoon or at dawn tomorrow.
PS - Too good an opportunity to miss, Ardea purpurea admired from afar this afternoon. Despite the heat haze and wind, a stunner! A little less grrrr!
PPS - Summer plumage Blackwit at Wessie 0600 5/5/13. No more grrrr at all!
PPS - Blackwit remains this evening, plus 4 Oycs, a Ringed Plover and a White and a Pied Wagtail.
PS - Too good an opportunity to miss, Ardea purpurea admired from afar this afternoon. Despite the heat haze and wind, a stunner! A little less grrrr!
PPS - Summer plumage Blackwit at Wessie 0600 5/5/13. No more grrrr at all!
PPS - Blackwit remains this evening, plus 4 Oycs, a Ringed Plover and a White and a Pied Wagtail.
Friday, 3 May 2013
Grrrrrrr!!!!
What a day!
Day 'off' as at work two of the three BH weekend days.
Ended up with a tripette 'early doors'. A classic Gropper shot in the making, but as ever, what is seen through the scope never materialises!! Nice railings (grrrrr!).
And missed a Marsh Harrier at Arcot at 1pm when I should have been there or thereabouts (I was at work). Grrrr!
And then an Osprey when I should have been out and about but instead was making 'Er Indoors'' tea. Grrrr!
And finally having escaped for an hour, at Wessie this evening was a Greenshank. Nice!
Day 'off' as at work two of the three BH weekend days.
Ended up with a tripette 'early doors'. A classic Gropper shot in the making, but as ever, what is seen through the scope never materialises!! Nice railings (grrrrr!).
And missed a Marsh Harrier at Arcot at 1pm when I should have been there or thereabouts (I was at work). Grrrr!
And then an Osprey when I should have been out and about but instead was making 'Er Indoors'' tea. Grrrr!
And finally having escaped for an hour, at Wessie this evening was a Greenshank. Nice!
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