There is progress on the #LocalBigYear front. On Sunday afternoon I failed to see Brambling at my Brambling spot, but did glean some Barn Owl gen from a friendly farmer, and followed that up with two Green Sandpipers at the Green Sandpiper spot. Swings, roundabouts. And today there was a Coot, which gets me to 75.
The weather has been a pain though. Yesterday was too wet for work and, because I'm a wuss, too wet for birding. This morning it wasn't raining per se, but damp and foggy. The air was just sodden. I went to West Bex for a walk on the beach. Visibility was frequently less than 200m...
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| A single Red-throated Diver was about it on the sea. |
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| Gulls showing well on the West Bex Mere |
When the weather is grim I guess you just have to take what you can get. If that includes a gull or two, I shan't moan...
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| Murky Med |
Possibly the shortest NQS post ever.
Could almost have fitted that in a tweet Gavin! Still, sums up January thus far very well.
ReplyDeleteI keep seeing the word 'dreich' on Twitter just lately. I think the Scots nailed it! 😄
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