This is most unusual. We’ve had two days of frost with minus 2° on the temperature display at 0600 this morning. Not cold by some standards although the forecast was spot on and I was well prepared with five layers on top, three below, a very woolly …
This Day 25 Years Ago.
From my records.At 10.30am on 19 November 1994, I was looking through some waders on the groyne at Teal Bay, when I came across an odd one out amongst 50 Ringed Plover. I instantly noticed it had long black legs, and void of taking more notes of some s…
Dream On!
I watched this small group of Turnstone at Cockersand, as one of the most appropriately named birds, scurrying across the shingle turning stones in search for food as they went. View Full ScreenNot recorded in this short video, I ob…
Egg On Their Face
You really couldn’t make this up. The UK has gone completely bonkers. “Natural England has given permission for the destruction of 4,500 Mallard eggs over three years to prevent ducks “walking out in front of cyclists” and causing accidents.”&nbs…
Oh No….Not The Lune Estuary Again!
I got a text yesterday morning to tell me of a Snow Bunting on Plover Scar, by something of a coincidence the very place I was heading for at the time. Thanks for the heads-up Ian, it was much appreciated as always, and the dip took nothing away from t…
One Day Week.
That’s all we seem to get lately, one day in seven suitable for ringing, the rest too windy, wet, or more likely, both. Wednesday 13th had been pencilled in since last Saturday as it looked the most promising this week; so it proved with our meet …
The Weary Week That Was
It’s been a quiet time for me this past week, in fact it’s been quite a weary week weather wise; cold, wet and windy.However, last Friday dawned bright and clear and I headed to Great Eccleston to have a look at Simon’s farm, and give him some advice i…
Notes From The Lune Estuary.
The peak count of 22 Little Grebe on Conder Pool this year was on Sunday 6 October (Ian Hartley). Since then the number on the pool begins to fall each year by mid-October, and the grebes are to be found in the creeks and have even been …
Golden Moments.
Another short – but I was raking about for 5 hours – and sweet job!I was tempted to say Tuesdays birding was a little quiet, but then if I was to report seeing in excess of 1,000 Golden Plover at Cockersand, that would make the comment a bit of a nonse…
Pick N’ Mix
There was a sad start to the journey this morning when the car headlights picked out something motionless in the centre of the road near Pilling village. It was a Red Fox that had been hit by a vehicle. When when I looked closer there was fresh and st…