Having spent last weekend in Cornwall hoping to see the Pacific Diver that has been wintering there for the last 10 years in Mount’s Bay and failing it was nice to get another chance to see one today in Northumberland. A long drive but a successful outcome seeing the bird on Ladyburn Lake, Druridge Country Park. Nice fish and chips in Amble as well.
Pacific Diver
Coquet Island & Lighthouse
Amble
A weekend in Cornwall birding. Best birds were Eastern Black Redstart at Mousehole, Chough at Cape Cornwall, Hudsonian Whimbrel at Perranuthnoe, Green-winged Teal and Spoonbill at Hayle and Lesser Scaup at Dozmary Pool. St Michael’s Mount was spectacular in the early morning light today.
Eastern Black Redstart
St Michael’s Mount
Cape Cornwall
Pendeen
14/1/2017 A nice sunny,frosty morning at Lynford Arboretum seeing Hawfinch, lots of Siskins, Marsh Tits etc.. Then on to Thetford where I saw juvenile Glaucous and Iceland Gulls. Welney for Bewick and Whooper Swans and a Barn Owl.
Glaucous Gull
Iceland Gull
Bewick Swan & Welney
Whooper Swan
7/1/2016 A trip to Dungeness on a dull day. Highlights :- Stejnegers Stonechat ( try pronouncing that one! ), Long-eared Owl, Ring-necked Duck and a Red-necked Grebe at nearby Camber Sands.
Long-eared Owl
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Red-necked Grebe
2/1/2017 Started the day in north Norfolk and ended the day at Rutland Water. Plenty of good birds seen at Titchwell and a nice male Hen Harrier sat in a field near Docking. The juvenile Surf Scoter was seen at Rutland Water. Some poor record shots below.
Hen Harrier
Surf Scoter
A nice day in Norfolk. Todd’s Canada Goose and several Bean Geese seen with 1000’s of Pinkfeet near Docking. Lots of Velvet Scoter and Long-tailed Ducks at Titchwell and plenty of waders on a lovely sunny but cold day.
Todd’s Canada Goose
Scoter flock – spot the Velvet Scoter and Long-tailed Duck amongst the Common Scoter
Knot
Bar-tailed Godwit
Dunlin
Sanderling
Great result and weekend in Blackpool.
Up early on Saturday for a trip to Beeley a nice little village on the edge of the Peak District in Derbyshire to see a Dusky Thrush. As the villagers did not want lots of people parking in the village they had set up a free one-way shuttle bus from the Carlton Lees carpark about a mile away. They also supplied tea/coffee and bacon and sausage baps.
Dusky Thrush
After seeing the Cliff Swallow at Minsmere I went to Carlton Colville near Lowestoft and saw a Waxwing and then Limpenhoe in Norfolk for a juvenile Rose-coloured Starling.
Rose-coloured Starling
Waxwing
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