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| Barton and Beyond |
Boring Barton 30/9/09Two and a quarter hours this morning in cloudy conditions with barely a puff of wind and quite possibly the most boring session I've ever had on the patch. Embarrassingly low counts of moving birds thus: 60 Meadow Pipits; 32 alba Wagtails; 26 Linnets; 18 Goldfinches; 13 House Martins; 5 Chaffinches; 3 Swallows; 2 Greenfinches; 1-2 Grey Wagtails. And equally shameful on the deck: 5 Stonechats; 10 Chiffchaffs; 3 Reed Buntings; 62 Goldfinches. And a Sandwich tern heard offshore whilst it was still only half light. The is apparently a weak front passing over from the north at around dawn, and I'm crossing fingers that maybe, just maybe, it'll drop something in. A Ring Ouzel would do. Actually, after this morning, a Wheatear would be good! 9:42 PM - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - post comment
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Description A worryingly obsessive number of entries are likely to be boring counts from my Barton vis migging efforts. Hopefully there may occasionally be something interesting instead. Apologies now for what is likely to be a distinct lack of pretty pictures! Home User Profile Archives Friends Bird Reports CHOG sightings The Biggest Twitch Recent Entries - Behind again - Barton's best ever - Seawatching slip ups - Boring Barton 30/9/09 - Barton 28/9/09 |