Some periodic ramblings about bird, butterflies, moths, dragonflies, hovers and anything else that pops into my head.
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
PHP, QECP, Broadmarsh
Some more practice with the 1.4mkiii at 'tame' Egyptian Goose and Woodpigeon. Pretty quiet birdwise, although a Treecreeper was particularly strident adjacent to the carpark and later two more were calling from the ivy clump area. Along 'insect alley' a Chiffchaff was moving around with a tit flock.
On the water just singles of Pochard and Shoveler and overhead this underexposed Buzzard went over towards town followed by a Red Kite zipping east with the wind behind it. (Two more Buzzards over the A3, one further south at Broadmarsh and a Kestrel along The Causeway).
Amongst the gulls now very few Commons and this (above) one of three Med Gulls.
At the park, zero until a heard Hawfinch from within the car whilst rolling down from Juniper carpark with the windows down; it slipped off pretty quick.
At Broadmarsh just three noisy Sandwich Terns.