After the weekend’s efforts and as the month
nears its end, I realised I’m in with a pretty good chance of being very near
the top in terms of total numbers of species seen. Weekday birding and a
full-time job aren't that compatible, but I've managed to squeeze in a few hours
birding here and there. A post-storm trip to Pendennis Point got me two totally
unexpected species:
109. Balearic Shearwater
110. Bonxie
Even winter sea-watching in the most unlikely of places can occasionally turn up some goodies. Reviewing my list, I realised there
were a couple of quite easy ones available near to Tremough Campus, so decided
to do the walk to work and do a spot of birding in the day. Managed both the
species I wanted and a bonus Brambling, so:
111. Dipper
112. Stock Dove
113. Brambling.
I’m currently three species behind Simon
Chidwick’s phenomenal effort at the top the total tally leader board. Can’t see myself getting any more, as there’s
no easy ones left, and I've only got a couple of hours spare in the morning to
go birding. However, I do intend to put in one last-gasp effort, so who
knows....
uaau fantastic! Today I was looking for the Dipper but it haven't appeared...
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you never caught up with it. I see from you blog you're new to the area. There are lots of good places to go birding locally. Drop me an email (ilyabirding@hotmail.co.uk) if you want any tips on where to go.
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