Sunday 23 February 2020

15th to 23rd February

Seem to have forgotten to blog last weekend but Gulls are dominating again. All at Hollesley

14th Feb
After work Peregrine, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher 30+ Whitefronts and a Tawny owl calling from its roost site which ive now found.

15th Feb
Water Pipit, 2 Adult Yellow Legged Gulls and 70 White-fronts. A Muntjack showed well. It was a very quiet day due to the weather






16th Feb
Much the same as yesterday expect 4 Lesser Redpoll now in the Garden

22nd Feb
The Firecrest by Shelbys Cafe sign was still about and showed pretty well although i still couldn't get a picture. Gulls now took over with a nice Adult Caspian Gull on the Scrape.



Returned after lunch to 2 possibly 3 Adult Caspian Gulls and 2 Yellow Legged Gulls, 1 adult and 1 first winter.
Below a pic of Adult yellow legged gull on left and adult Caspian on right.


1st winter Yellow Legged Gull below.



Couple more adult Caspian Gulls



Going away from the gulls, the 3 Adult Whoopers put in an appearance and this Greater White-fronted Goose x Bar headed Goose hybrid was on the scrape, odd looking thing.





Numbers of White-fronted Geese seemed slightly higher with 100+ Lots of Barnacle Geese too.





Finally i managed to follow a Barn Owl home late in the day.








23rd Feb
Lastly today a quick trip to the patch but not much new except a Summer Plumaged Adult Med Gull and a Summer Plum Black tailed Godwit.


Took a trip off the patch to visit Mistley, lots of nice birds but very windy so had lunch and took a few digiscoped shots of the local Black Swan.





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