Another home working week of fine cold days at least meant I could get a walk
in at lunchtime with Peggy.
The video, if it works, above was taken on yesterdays lunchtime walk where it
shows the bay beside our village and Cullernose point at the back. The sea is
coming off a stiff northerly breeze making for some nice rollers coming in. At
night they were banging at the base of the cliffs making a huge thunderous
noise.
Without enough time to have a seawatch yesterday I fancied that today might
have some birds re-orientating back north . Its never very good in mid winter
but there can be a few birds moving with a chance of Little Auk or maybe a
white winged gull for those prepared to get frozen., so I clocked off mid
morning for an hour and sat out on the point. So much for possibilities. There
were no birds. This is not quite literally, but there were very very few birds
at all though I managed a single Gannet and 4 Kittiwakes that were new
for the year, but there wasn't even a sniff of an auk or a diver. No worries,
they will come.
Around the village lane and pond field another few new additions made every
days walk worthwhile. Apart from
Shoveler, Gadwall and Treecreeper, 2 Woodcock did a dusk flight out
from the woods across the lane to the coast fields to feed.
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A site record count of 7, yes 7 Gadwall along with 3 drake Shoveler
were good. |
So that's not too bad. Before the months end I might still have another
8 or 9 good possibilities with the likes of Meadow Pipit and Reed Bunting
still to be located.
With my expectations being kept to an ultra realistic level, its good to
appreciate the very common birds we take for granted. Hopefully I will get to
draw a few more of those too over the year and not just the big
arrivals....
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