Just a quick catch-up before I head off for even more child minding in Bolton followed by a trip to Tyneside and the traditional dawn to dusk round Druridge, Chevington and Hauxley. I have been doing a bit of garden watching, had a walk along the coastal path and been to WOW, so progress is as follows. It being a
waxwing winter I ticked them for 2020 in East Belfast, no photos as they were very flighty and as I was half way through a count in a rowan they took off and didn't come back. The coastal path added
goldcrest, carrion crow and sparrowhawk to the local patch - all expected but nice to get them out of the way. Photos attached from the garden and the coast. I have also added in a couple of
red squirrel shots from Castlewellan Forest Park. I stumbled on this little beauty near the castle while looking for
jays, which I also got.
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| Patch tick for redwings - a record shot! |
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| Blue tit |
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| Blackcap |
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| Goldfinch on niger seed |
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| Bullfinch (F) |
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| Chaffinch |
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| Linnet (F) |
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| Linnet (F) |
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| Eider duck |
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| High tide roost |
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| Patch grey wagtail |
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| Castlewellan FP |
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| Castlewellan FP |
WOW today turned up 36 species including a nice
snipe, a siskin, a blackbird and a little grebe. Here are two from this morning.
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| Shelduck |
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| Snipe |
2020
95: Waxwing
Bangor West
49: Goldcrest
50: Sparrowhawk
51: Carrion crow
Belfast WOW
58: Redwing
59: Sparrowhawk
60: Mistle thrush
61: Blackbird
62: Little grebe
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