Sunday was the 1st day I'd been down and not added to my tally.
A lovely sunny afternoon, no breeze and a bit of a chill in the air, brought loads of dog walkers and families wondering on St Aidens, but all looked in good order for a change, apart from 4 young kids on top of Astley sluice - could have ended in disaster.
The site list added Glaucous gull, a 1st winter was found on the main bay at dusk as was an adult iceland, so I missed 2 year ticks.
I did however find the remnants of what looks like a game bird in the sewage works plantation..... answers on a postcard please.
The most exciting thing today was the utter exasperation of the RSPB, and all of a sudden the looming AGM sounds interesting!
My patch birding year in the great Swilly listing challenge. As a full time worker, the time I can put in on patch is significantly lower than the majority of other listers. Friendly competition between the bird group. 2013 was my 1st proper listing year, but Swilly has been my patch for maybe 8 years now
The view from the hide
Sunday, 19 January 2014
Firing blanks
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