A weekend birding continued after my great start on the south coast , first stop was Lodmoor with Rob on Friday PM
Nice views and shot of a GREY HERON with an eel amongst the highlights in a slightly damp afternoon.
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| Grey Heron at Lodmoor with a very long tongue... |
Back to the camp site to
put up the tent
Tall 1 arrived and the drinking was already well under way
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| 9 years since the three of us have been camping together! (Farmoor 2006) |
Saturday morning, off to Radipole after a big fry up to clear the head
Year ticks for the day:
BEARDED TIT
CETTIS WARBLER
Plenty of wandering around trying to see a Rosefinch - we did hear it once around lunchtime, unless that was someone else playing their app!!!!
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| Wren calling on the way in |
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| Female Reed Bunting |
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| Family of Whitethroats |
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| Whitethroat - lucky escape from a sparrowhawk! |
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| Rob looking for stuff! |
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| Marsh Harrier nesting in the reeds |
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| Tall Mark releasing his inner art with a shot of a plank |
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| Cettis at Radipole - the only place you seem to be able to actually see them! |
A walk along the coast produced very little except a close up KESTREL
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| Kestrel checking us out! |
A visit to Portland Bill produced next to nothing except a GUILLEMOT and GANNET through the scope - and a ROCK PIPIT
Year list to #113
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| Chilled birding / doing nothing in the sun at Portland |
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| Gay boys |
The evening turned into a "Tall Mark makes FIRE"
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| Ready |
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| Steady |
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| FIRE! Thanks to a tumble dryer - who knew |
Sunday myself and Rob had a quick return to Radipole for a Rosefinch check - but nothing.
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| Blue tit having a right old sing |
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And off it goes
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Then back home via Robs - a great weekend with my great buddies.
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