Gropper

May the 4th be with you

After yesterday mornings poor results, I thought I'd do an afternoon shift.
It wasn't any better to be fair!
Nothing in the redstart hedge bar 2 magpie, from 3 attempts.
Grasshopper warbler singing and showing really well on the bottom of the hillside, & Whinchat was back.
Still stuck on 144. What will be next? Greenshank?

Saturday 3rd May

The day got underway with a mass search for the ring ousel but to no avail.
Old Astley lane horse field, back of hillside and the hillside its self were all cleared by 9.30 and a further walk round lowther was fruitless.
Little gull on the eastern reedbed was bird of the day, but nothing new added.

Friday 2nd May

Busy day, started with a trip to the passport office in Liverpool & an early tweet of Merlin.
Bugger!
On way back from Liverpool, both Whinchat and Hobby were tweeted so I decided to go straight there rather than go home and charge my dying phone.
Good decision as Whinchat, whimbrel, hobby, garden warbler and reed warbler put me up to 144, and most of the commoner species have all been accounted for.
9 behind the leaders with no hope of catching, but still on course to set a good person record!
Missed out on a Ring Ouzel which would have been another swilly tick, but only 2 listers got it.

Thursday 1st May

The earlier reported Wood sand had gone by the time I could get there from work, and it was biting cold.
Good numbers or Arctic Terns on main bay, and 2 yellow wags on ridge & furrow.