A catch up...

Rock Pipit

A Friday off this weekend, instead of Monday.

I was pleased when we got a visit from my old friend ADMc this morning. We were so engrossed in catching up with the news, we nearly didn't get out at all. Before we moved up here out of the 'birding loop' I really enjoyed being part of the regulars down at 'the bay', where we would sit and pontificate while putting the world to rights. We were even known to be critical of one or two local bird records! Can you imagine that.....

Can I just say to all of the old school ( you know who you are), I wish you well and must get 'down the coast' for a change!

So, back to the job in hand, we eventually took a trip up to Low Newton to check out the pool and scrape. Quieter than usual, there were 10 Gadwall, a pair of Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye and a singing Chiffchaff, whilst on the shore, quite a few Rock Pipits, Pied Wagtails and Starlings were feeding on the insects in the tideline rotting seaweed. There were one or two nicely plumaged littoralis Rock Pipits, but I didn't try to get close enough for a photo. The local bird above just happened to walk past...

Back home, Brown Hares are becoming more evident, one even walking past in the back field while I was chatting with Andy and the Long tailed Tit nest up the lane seems complete and there was no sign of the birds. Maybe she has laid the first egg... Isn't spring great!