October patch birding became a lot more difficult as the days shortened and sunrise got later and later. Work pressures started to build too. The month started well on the 1st when I met up with John Young for a birthday related trip (his not mine) to Dungeness. Swallows passed by throughout the first part […]
Category: Self-found list
Posts about finding birds
May 2022: Monthly summary
Keeping the momentum of blogging catch-up, during a much needed week’s leave in August, May was a cracking month for me. One of the best birding springs I’ve had, and evidence that you reap what you sow. After kicking covid, which took a while, I managed 25+ early mornings or afternoons. I will focus on […]
January 2022: Monthly summary
Life, and by that I mean work and a bad back, largely paused birding in the latter half of the month. Whilst my tartan birding notebook records 10 dates, the second half of the month felt like a calm, sometimes birdless seawatch. Two dates relate to non-birding trips; the first a late-morning, 2.5hr walk with […]
5th January 2022: Dawn photography at Grove
The early bird catches the worm. Or when bird finding, the early riser finds the birds. It’s not always the case by any means. But on some mornings the weather, scenery and atmosphere are more than enough to compensate for the rude awakening by an alarm. This morning was one of those occasions, and I […]
1st January 2022: Self-found tick!
New year, new blog, and a new self-found tick! An enjoyable way to start 2022. I’ve been waiting to ‘bump’ into a cattle egret for a while. As I scanned the 8 little egrets on a small pool on Plumpudding Stables, Reculver, the 9th bird was a cattle egret. I’ve not seen one in the […]
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