Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Wednesday 2nd March

Well Thank God February is finished – the older I get the longer winter seems to last! Anyway I managed to get around early today and avoid the crowds –which I managed successfully with few people around today and less dogs than I have seen in ages. Remarkably the Doggy Soccer score today was Dirty Dog Heads 1 v 2 Leeds.

The numbers and variety of the species of wildfowl so far this year have remained remarkably static, I still haven’t recorded: Teal, Shelduck, Gadwall, Ruddy Duck and Goldeneye so far this year and Northern Shoveler haven’t been seen for nearly four weeks!

Anyway today I had a bit of a surprise with a Dunlin at the east end it seemed rather settled but wasn’t there when I returned from the small pool but may well have relocated elsewhere on the reservoir. Warbler corner held 40 Siskin and after a ten week absence 2 Lesser Redpoll. It was cold today with a bit of east in the wind so hopefully the first migrants should be through within a couple of weeks.

Goldfinch, on my feeders

Red-legged Partridge, under my feeders

Red-legged Partridge, under my feeders

Tree Sparrow, Under the feeders

Redpoll, Shustoke

Yellowhammer one of around 100 present in the Moat House Lane area.

Well Thank God February is finished – the older I get the longer winter seems to last! Anyway I managed to get around early today and avoid the crowds –which I managed successfully with few people around today and less dogs than I have seen in ages. Remarkably the Doggy Soccer score today was Dirty Dog Heads 1 v 2 Leeds.

The numbers and variety of the species of wildfowl so far this year have remained remarkably static, I still haven’t recorded: Teal, Shelduck, Gadwall, Ruddy Duck and Goldeneye so far this year and Northern Shoveler haven’t been seen for nearly four weeks!

Anyway today I had a bit of a surprise with a Dunlin at the east end it seemed rather settled but wasn’t there when I returned from the small pool but may well have relocated elsewhere on the reservoir. Warbler corner held 40 Siskin and after a ten week absence 2 Lesser Redpoll. It was cold today with a bit of east in the wind so hopefully the first migrants should be through within a couple of weeks.

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