Finally something worth blogging about

A Call off the real filthy one had me dashing down to Goldcliff Pools for this Gwent First.A Good 45 Minutes passed until it was picked back up.It did show really well flying along the sea wall and six feet above our heads.

If you look closely i think someone has spotted me taking this picture.

Another Mega for Gwent!

The Yellowthroat showed really well this morning in stunning sunshine.Despite a few moans of bad behaviour off some in my opinion everyone was well behaved.

MEGA !!!

Still to stunned to say much except for my apprentice didn't do to bad after a quick crash course in photography :-) Well done Chris

Grippback

Not a bad weekends birding was had.Started off in Calshot for the Spanish Sparrow had a second look at the Junco.Made our way back to Newport and re found the Glossy ibis.Round 3 of the Goosander Survey took place Sunday with poor results but 3 Cracking Iceland Gulls made up for that.

Long Time

Haven't been active on the blog for a while but managed to see a few good birds in the mean time.Finished last year on 273 Species with some  massive highlights.Also managed to see a good few birds since my last post.Highlights being Western Sand,Common Crane,Rough-Legged Buzzard,Black Brant,Richards Pipit,Humes Yellow Browed and Dark-Eyed Junco. 

Crazy Fools

Waited for news before shooting over to Chew Valley Lake for a Sharp Tailed Sand.Had to take the Van so it was a bit like a scene from the A Team.Mad Murdoc and faceman took it in turns in the back.After viewing the Sand a pair of Dowitchers and a Spotted Sand we headead back home.Somehow we manged to find our way past Blagdon Lake and towards the M5 at Bridgewater.Talk soon turned to how far the Desert Wheatear was in Devon.After a few phone calls back home and a nice steady drive we were watching the wheatear.The light had gone by then so not many pics taken.So all in all a longer day than expected but some cracking birds were seen.

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