A diary of both my sightings & photographs from my interest in the Natural World, Garden Plants & occasionally other stuff. All pics are copyright of me.
Sunny, W f1
A cloudless blue sky made for a very pleasant visit to cortonwood, which was further enhanced by a smart drk Shoveler, that dropped in on the lake. This species first made it`s appearance on the patch, last year, when during the winter...
Cloudy & Rain ( am), Sunny Spells ( pm), NW f3>5
I squelched my way round Cortonwood, in a biting NW`ly and for what : a Great Crested Grebe, 2 Pochard & 5 Goosander. But then on the home run along the Trans Pennine Trail, i got onto a mixed tit...
( Overnight Rain), Cloudy, S>SE f1>2
2 species were added to the December list, from the garden, this morning : 1 Wren ( singing) & 1 Stock Dove. The best of the rest were, singles of : Cormorant SW, Goosander SW & a Grey Wagtail on the house...
Cold/Frosty, Sunny ( hazy at times), S f1>2
Started the new month off with 11 species from the garden, but none of em are worthy of a mention.
Then it was on to Cortonwood, where i added another 26 species, which included 2 that i didn`t manage to see...
Sunny with Patchy Cloud, Cold N f4
Not a lot happening at Cortonwood today, with the best being : 2 Pochard, 15 Goosander & a single Green Woodpecker.
So the monthly patch list finished on 68 species. I was aiming for something between 65 & 70, so it...
