Today was nice and fair with a cool NW breeze blowing. Some hazy sunshine popped through at lunchtime, the first since the milder weather. The landscape is now green all but for isolated patches of dirty snow in the shade.
We drove all of 4 miles, parked up, and did a circular walk around Alnmouth and Foxton today, stopping mid way at a pub in the village for soup and the finest homemade cheescake that has graced my gob (vanilla and gingerbread).
The main natural history event of the day was a new bird for the garden when a duck and drake Goosander flew low, west, right overhead. Those and half a dozen Tree Sparrows at the feeders were about it really. I'll be out for a couple of hours in the morning kicking the OFFH list off proper.
Happy Birthday and Happy New year.
ReplyDeleteNew garden tick for me was four Whooper Swan flyover.
Hope 2011 brings many good birds to you.
Regards
Dave
HNY & Happy Birthday - is lager with a sherry chaser a Northumberland thing?
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Stewart. 29 are you?
ReplyDeleteThanks all.
ReplyDeleteSkev - No. Its much, much worse than that... :)
Steve - 47. Oh god, have I just said that...
A belated happy birthday from me Stewart and a garden tick for a prezzie.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Stewart looking forward to your postings for 2011, I must admit didn't think you would be sherry drinker either ,were they out of Babycham!!!!.
ReplyDeleteBrian
Happy Birthday, Stewart. And, a Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday
ReplyDeleteMichelle