Summary December 2016 Species this month =94 New Species added to 2016 Year List in December= 4 Waxwings at St Asaph 14 & 15, Hawfinch at Llanbedr-y-Cennin 30th, Black-throated Thrush at St Asaph 30th, Chough at South Stack 30th New UK Life List Birds In December= 1 Black-throated Thrush at St Asaph 30th Running Total…
Wales Day Out : Species Nos 197 – 200 : 30th December 2016 Last week I happened to mention to Merynn that I was on 197 species in the UK for the year and that I would really like to get three more to get to the 200 mark by the end of the year….
Wales Break : Waxwings and Winter Thrushes : 14 – 16 December 2016
Birding Group Schedule January 2017
Woolston Eyes 10th December 2016 We tried Woolston Eyes despite it being a Saturday. We were hoping to see the Green-winged Teal that had been seen there on a daily basis.
Birding Group Visit to WWT Martin Mere The last birding group day of the year was a visit to WWT Martin Mere which turned out to be a little disappointing but at least featured a glimpse of the Tawny Owl that sometimes roosts near the Kingfisher Hide.
Summary November 2016 Species this month = 84 New Species added to 2016 Year List in November= 1 Bewick Swan at Burton Mere Wetlands on the 15th November New UK Life List Birds In November = 0 Running Total for the 2016 UK So Far = 196
Pennington Flash Birding Group Visit : 22nd November 2016 THe birding group visit this week was to Pennington Flash (because of the weather). It turned out to be a fine day and we did get one of our two target birds. We didn’t see the female Scaup, which had presumably flown, but we did manage…
Riverbank Road, Neston Old Quay and Burton : 15th November 2016 A high tide of 10.1 metres at 11:10am took us to the Wirral again on a birding group morning out. We started out at Riverbank Road which was moderately busy but we managed to get a parking place facing on to the marsh. As…
WWT Martin Mere : 13th November 2016 The annual North West Bird Fair was held at Martin Mere on the 12th and 13th of November. I knew that John Poyner, my guide when I am birding in the highlands, would be there representing the Bird Watching and Wildlife Club based at the Grant Arms Hotel…
