Bus Pass Birder !!

Well its over a year since I got issued with my bus pass and although the novelty is wearing thin now I still use it very frequently more for the savings in petrol but also it 's handy to get the bus to a location walk through to another location to get the bus back . I have completely lost track on the number of species recorded using the bus but I  did  do some comparatively longer journeys to Hartlepool Headland  for the fantastic White Throated Robin and another trip to Hartlepool for the Kumlien's Gull  seeing as none were recorded in Northumberland , a trip to see the Little Tern colony near Blackhall rocks , a Bonaparte's Gull near Seaburn , a trip down to Wingates for marbled Whites , numerous trips in the vain search for dragonflies and a few trips to Saltholme with two memorable dips for Sharp Tailed Sandpiper and Pallid Harrier.
I did however have some good sightings actually from the bus always choosing the option to go upstairs (if available of course ) seeing apart from the obvious common birds , other not so common  birds from a bus  vantage point anyway where , Waxwings at eye level, Kingfisher , Whooper Swan, Iceland Gull, Snow Buntings , White Fronted Goose amongst Pinkfeet.
So a year over already , but some good trips sorted for the coming Summer (that's if we have one) in search of Birds, Dragonflies and Plants. And with a greater knowledge of the system it should be a little easier, or at least I won't get on the wrong bus this time and instead of heading to Winlaton for the Red Kites I was heading for Durham , to be fair the bus did pull into the wrong bay and as there is no necessity to state your destination !!! anyway that's my excuse.