Peace at last...

It’s been a busy day and we have visitors… I had to escape!!!

What started off as quite a dull day turned out to be a very successful one. I had to go out (and not birding, although I had the camera and bins with me). On the way back (not wanting to go home without having my fix) I called at Carloggas Downs. As we were driving up the hill I noticed a bird on a rock and stopped the car. It was the best view of a Cuckoo I‘ve ever had… it stayed for a good while, and with a Skylark flitting around the rock too, although my shots of them both together were not too good.

As I was leaving Carloggas I had a great view of a hunting Kestrel, but was unable to get a shot as I was using my mobile phone - darn thing!!!

No time to look at my images to narrow it down as my Nephew (Alex) is watching me so I've put them all up... Alex likes them all so what the heck!
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My day list:-
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1. Buzzard
2. Kestrel
3. Herring Gull
4. Woodpigeon
5. Collared Dove

6. Cuckoo
7. Swift
8. Swallow
9. House Martin

10. Skylark
11. Pied Wagtail
12. Wren
13. Dunnock
14. Robin
15. Stonechat
16. Song Thrush
17. Blackbird
18. Sedge Warbler
19. Chiffchaff (heard)
20. Great Tit
21. Blue Tit
22. Coal Tit
23. Magpie
24. Jackdaw
25. Carrion Crow
26. Starling
27. House Sparrow
28. Chaffinch
29. Goldfinch
30. Greenfinch
31. Linnet

Friday 5th June 2009

The birds had gone to bed before my camera came out...



My day list:-

1. Grey Heron
2. Canada Goose 350+ (no its not a typographical error!)
3. Mallard
4. H Gull
5. Woodpigeon
6. Collared Dove
7. Swift
8. Swallow
9. Pied Wagtail
10. Dunnock
11. Robin
12. Blackbird
13. Chiffchaff
14. Great Tit
15. Blue Tit
16. Coal Tit
17. Magpie
18. Jackdaw
19. C Crow
20. Starling
21. House Sparrow
22. Chaffinch
23. Goldfinch