23-12-06

Today we went to St Mary's Island area and walked to nearby Holywell very quiet at the island a pair of Stonechats and a good flock of Curlew in the radio mast field Teal and Mallard on the pond and two Greylag flew overhead ,only saw one Golden Plover on the rocks,so from here we went to Holywell via the dene a Kingfisher flew past calling Yellowhammers on the Hawthorns up the hill and looking towards Deleval Hall a large flock of Pinkfeet circled and dropped back down in the distance.Back down the path and through the Dene.

22-12-06

Another visit to West Hartford for the Owls a much better day sunny and calmer weather,the owls where on show as soon as I got there flying across the rough grassland and mixing it up with each other but always at a distance took a few shots but still nothing special so I just enjoyed the view as they seemed to play with the Crows that tried to have a go at them .

21-12-06

Two Magpies and several Collared Doves in the setting sun

Another run to Hollywell Pond very quiet more Teal & Widgeon than usual Sparrowhawk passed over three times and again around 1pm a flock of gulls of about a thousand descended and began to bathe & preen,flock of about 60+ Yellowhammer & Reed Bunting down the track,more duck at the far end of the pond a walk around the fields only came up with the same Reed & Yellowhammers.

20-12-06

Just a quick trip to West Hartford to try for the Short Eared Owls but not showing only a pair of Stonechats Kestrel and Meadow Pipits

Richardson's Canada Goose