self propelled listing
Deciding to do a self propelled year list seemed like a good way to force myself into taking more exercise....as things often seem from the comfort of a sofa. Anyway a paucity of excuses, and a suitable morning tide drove me out to do the Dowlais loop today.
It paid off in terms of three more year ticks, such as great black backed gull but also gave me the opportunity to check for lapwings and pipits. The lapwings will hopefully stay to breed and you just cannot get enough practice with pipits.
The lapwings were present and correct with about 50 noted over all.
Pipits put on a fine show with several meadows on the manure pile and by the fence at the Kenn estuary.
The same area held a couple of rock pipits and I was lucky enough to have one close enough to get a snap
A brute of a great black-backed gull with, presumably a dirty bill gave a vague impression of Western Gull
The first, halting strains of skylark song briefly hinted at spring but the presence of these goosanders on the blind yeo confirmed the winter was very much still dominant.
Finally, bearing in mind that this is a new blog I am aware that I have failed to post the obligatory stonechat picture that will make it seem like a real bird blog so here you are
It paid off in terms of three more year ticks, such as great black backed gull but also gave me the opportunity to check for lapwings and pipits. The lapwings will hopefully stay to breed and you just cannot get enough practice with pipits.
The lapwings were present and correct with about 50 noted over all.
Pipits put on a fine show with several meadows on the manure pile and by the fence at the Kenn estuary.
The same area held a couple of rock pipits and I was lucky enough to have one close enough to get a snap
A brute of a great black-backed gull with, presumably a dirty bill gave a vague impression of Western Gull
The first, halting strains of skylark song briefly hinted at spring but the presence of these goosanders on the blind yeo confirmed the winter was very much still dominant.
Finally, bearing in mind that this is a new blog I am aware that I have failed to post the obligatory stonechat picture that will make it seem like a real bird blog so here you are
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