A weekend with nothing to add to the OFFH list. Its very quiet around home at the minute, with not a trace of Skylark, Meadow Pipit or Pied Wagtail let alone some quality. I cant even see a Sparrowhawk locally, although Jane had one sitting in our bird seed tray the other morning...
Still, some moths have appeared. See link in column on the right - The Orthosia Enthusiast...
Today was showery and blustery early on but nice and pleasant with a sunny afternoon later.
I went to do JWR's WeBs count over at Branton Pits, Powburn. That too was slow except for a couple of hundred assorted Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Goosander and Goldeneye. We checked the alders for a Redpoll but all we saw was a flock of small finches fly for the horizon. Could have been owt
The winter doldrums appear to have settled already. Hopefully a Song Thrush will sound out before the months end, a real sign of what's to follow.
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Song and mistlethrush have been tuning up for a week here, and Stock Dove is joining in now........spring is coming mate!
Song and Mistle singing in Morpeth Stew and Stock Dove too...not be long now!
Oh and I hear the same species are singing just to the south of us too, so I just need to be in the right place at the right time. Maybe this weekend with get a thrushy going...
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