On the 27th
January, with an early finish from college, I decided to have another crack at
checking the local geese. From past experience, the Pink-Foot flock were
occasionally viewable from Hartley Road between Holywell Dene and the Delaval
Arms, but with the flock being so mobile, I didn’t have the highest hopes of
getting a chance to check them. However, on arrival, I headed to my usual spot,
and immediately spotted 14 geese in the field. 11 Greylag Geese, and 3 Smaller
Geese on their own away from the distant Pink-Footed Goose flock. After setting
up my scope, one thought crossed my mind: ‘3 Geese on their own? Pink or Orange
Bill?’ And Bingo! 3 Tundra Bean Geese feeding in the field! At this point I
rang Joe Dobinson who came along and confirmed them. 5 minutes later, they
wandered out of view. We thought that was the last sighting of them, however
soon after, the Pink-Footed Goose flock were all flushed up, and the Bean Geese
went up with them, and they became even more obvious when flying with
Pink-Footed Geese. A great patch tick!
A blog of bird sightings and photos of birds from the north-east of England and beyond.
Friday, 31 January 2014
Sunday, 12 January 2014
Dirty Twitching! 11/1/14
Yesterday I gave into temptation and went to twitch the American Coot in the Highlands, in the company of Dave Brown and Tom Middleton. Leaving at half 1(am), and arriving at 7, we were soon getting excellent views of the Yanky Coot. After watching it for about 30 mins, we decided to go and look for the Ring-Billed Gull at Dingwall, which gave absolutely mega views on the grass in front of the Academy! Final stop was Loch Garten for Crested Tit and Capercaillie.. No sign of any Capers but...
CRESTED TIT!! Fantastic birds!
American Coot
Great views of Ring-Billed Gull
CRESTED TIT!! Fantastic birds!
American Coot
Great views of Ring-Billed Gull
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