With the advent of some easterlies and bands of rain sweeping in, last weekend had the promise of a few good birds. Luckily the birth of my daughter hasn’t (so far) impeded my self-finding ability – although I am yet to make it to Pegsdon and find myself a Redstart. I managed a few nips to Broom and lucked in on some nice birds and two new SFY ticks.
First up was a Ruff on Friday lunchtime – although this was gazumped by Lee a couple of hours later who found 30! On Saturday morning things improved again with 8 Arctic Terns, a Whinchat, Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, and some Ringed Plovers. Sunday morning was again pretty good – 5 Whimbrel flew over Matt and I, with at least 17 ringed Plovers though, two more Ruff, 9 Golden Plovers and my second SFYL addition of the weekend – a Black Tern. Monday things were a little quieter with 4 Ruff disappearing in to the distance as I got to GLE, but a new Greenshank flew over, 3 Snipe came in, and a Herring Gull loafed in the evening.
Wonder what else I can eek out before the year end?
You don't need to go to Pegsdon to find Redstart for heaven's sake! Put the petrol money you'll save into the 'Emily Oxbridge and Pony Fund' and go for a walk around Biggleswade! ;-)
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Oh, and I know that I'm a proud grammar pedant, but it is ''Matt and me'', not ''Matt and I.'' ;-)
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